Food Safety
Improving Diets in Low Income Families
The Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program teaches low income families how to get the best nutrition for the least dollar spent. In 2006, 576 families in Clarke, Walton, Gwinnett and Hall Counties had a 94.9 percent improvement in their diets and saved an average of $64.71 per month on food.
The EFNEP Extension Agent trains and supports paraprofessionals in low-income communities to teach nutrition to hard-to-reach audiences. Families receive 6-12 lessons which include strategies in planning low cost nutritious meals in order to get the best nutrition for the least dollar spent, and decrease the incidence of running out of food before the end of the month. Participants learn how to modify their diets to improve their health, as well as food safety education. (2006)
Source
| Name | Department | |
| Judy Hibbs | jhibbs@uga.edu | Clarke County Cooperative Extension |