{"id":335,"date":"2025-10-20T22:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:19:20","slug":"expanded-food-and-nutrition-education-program-efnep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/programs-services\/expanded-food-and-nutrition-education-program-efnep\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-group alignfull wp-block-pattern-interior-hero wp-block-pattern-hero is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center wp-block-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"min-height:285px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"836\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-406 size-large\" alt=\"Healthy fruits, vegetables, and nuts \" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/10\/Healthy-Foods.jpg?w=1024\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/10\/Healthy-Foods.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/10\/Healthy-Foods.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/10\/Healthy-Foods.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/10\/Healthy-Foods.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/10\/Healthy-Foods.jpg?resize=600,400 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-pattern-hero__heading has-hero-small-title-font-size\"><span class=\"is-style-highlight-heading\">Expanded Food and Nutrition<\/span><br><span class=\"is-style-highlight-heading\">Education Program (EFNEP)<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-pattern-hero__content is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f1f2ed93 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-346627ba wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-29513117cd466b967fb460c97e0774df\">Accessible Nutrition Education for Individuals and Families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is EFNEP?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Denver Extension offers Nutrition Education throughout the community to at-risk populations. We offer the&nbsp;Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)&nbsp;curriculum that provides an eight-session course where each meeting includes nutrition education, healthy shopping tips, physical activity, and a cooking demonstration. Best of all, EFNEP is free for those who are eligible! Each lesson lasts 60 to 90 minutes. Lessons are taught one-on-one or in groups.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/10\/cropped-stir-fry-35-1024x513-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A pan of colorful chicken and vegetable stir-fry sits on a wooden table with a red-striped white towel beneath it.\" class=\"wp-image-323 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/10\/cropped-stir-fry-35-1024x513-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/10\/cropped-stir-fry-35-1024x513-1.jpg?resize=300,150 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/10\/cropped-stir-fry-35-1024x513-1.jpg?resize=768,385 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/10\/cropped-stir-fry-35-1024x513-1.jpg?resize=600,301 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e76eab7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nutrition Education Lessons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>EFNEP also offers 4 optional lessons. You can attend one or all of these lessons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eating Smart and Being Active During Pregnancy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feeding Your New Baby<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feeding Your Baby Solid Foods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feeding Young Children<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule a Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nutrition Education programs are offered in English and Spanish throughout Denver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To schedule a class for your group, please contact <a href=\"mailto:Brigid.McDonnell@colostate.edu\"><strong>Brigid McDonnell<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impacts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>EFNEP reaches roughly a half a million low-income adults and low-income families each year. Routinely, 80 percent or more EFNEP families report living at or below 100 percent of poverty and 70 percent indicate being of minority status. Chronic disease and poor health disproportionately affects minority and low-income audiences. Annual data confirms graduates: improve their diets, improve their nutrition practices, stretch their food dollars farther, handle food more safely, and increase their physical activity levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eatingsmartbeingactive.colostate.edu\/eating-smart-%e2%80%a2-being-active\/resources-for-implementation\/recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Eating Smart Being Active Recipes (English and Spanish)<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lots of healthy recipes for you and your family!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accessible Nutrition Education for Individuals and Families. What is EFNEP? Denver Extension offers Nutrition Education throughout the community to at-risk populations. 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