The Extension Family and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) helps limited income families with young children learn how to budget their food dollars, make nutritious low-cost meals, and help kids develop good eating habits. Participants also find out how to keep their food safe to eat. Nutrition Education Assistants meet with small groups, usually in a participant’s home or agency, to conduct weekly sessions. Each participant receives a comprehensive workbook packed full of nutrition information, healthy-eating ideas and easy, low-cost, nutritious recipes. Groups usually choose to cover five or six of the eleven chapters. Expectant moms use a different workbook to address their special needs and help them learn how to feed their baby during the first years.

EFNEP Staff:
Susie Craig, EFNEP Supervisor
Lynette Frye, Nutrition Education Assistant

The Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program (FSNEP) is a hands-on, culturally sensitive nutrition education program available to Washington Basic Foods (food stamp) recipients and schools where 50% or more of their students receive free or reduced lunches. This nutrition education program reaches youth, adults and seniors in Snohomish County and the Tulalip community with information which will help them practice healthy eating habits and be more physically active.

FSNEP Staff:
Colleen Fullmer, Program Supervisor
Beverly Anderson, Nutrition Educator
Kathy Gilman, Nutrition Educator
Becky Hofland, Nutrition Educator
Angela McKinlay, Nutrition Educator

Senior Nutrition helps limited-income seniors budget their food dollars, offers nutrition and food safety information and provides recipes scaled down for one or two servings that are nutritious, easy and low cost. This program offers information in a fun Bingo game format with a different Bingo game for each topic. Gourps of 5-10 older adults meet once a week for four sessions, culminating in a grocery store tour with transportation provided. Seniors enjoy sampling the foods provided in the sessions.

Senior Nutrition staff:
Kathy Gilman, Nutrition Educator

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