Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

EFNEP Links

• Eat Smart (sponsored by Washington State Dairy Council).
  Includes numerous nutrition resource links.
  www.eatsmart.org
• FDA Kids (sponsored by Food and Drug Administration).
  Site about health for children. Includes a number of interactive games and quizzes geared towards children.
  www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids
• Foodborne Illness Information Center (sponsored by USDA/FDA).
  Provides food safety education.
  • nal.usda.gov/foodborne/wais.shtml
  • foodsafety.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=16&tax_level=1
  • www.foodsafety.gov
  • FAQs: www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgfaq.html
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (sponsored by USDA/FNS National Agricultural Library).
  Provides links to nutrition topics.
  www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
• Kids Health (sponsored by The Nemours Center for Children's Health Media is a part of The Nemours Foundation, an organization created by philanthropist Alfred I. duPont in 1936 and devoted to improving the health of children).
  Nutrition and health website for parents, youth, and teens.
  www.kidshealth.org
• MyPyramid and MyPyramid Tracker (sponsored by USDA).
  Information on MyPryamid and how to design your own personal pyramid eating plan.
  www.mypyramid.gov
• National Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) (sponsored by USDA).
  Assists limited-resource audiences in acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behavior necessary for nutritionally sound diets, and to contribute to their personal development and the improvement of the total family diet and nutritional well-being.
  www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/food/efnep/efnep.html
• New England Dairy Council (sponsored by New England Dairy Council).
  Includes nutrition education resources for families, schools, and professionals.
  www.newenglanddairycouncil.org/
• Nutrition Explorations (sponsored by National Dairy Council website).
  Provides resources for educators, parents, children and schools.
  www.nutritionexplorations.org
• Nutrition Information (sponsored by National Agricultural Library, USDA).
  Includes resources for nutrition education, nutrition facts, and nutrition in the life cycle.
  www.nutrition.gov
• Portion Distortion Quiz (sponsored by National Institute for Health).
  Quizes on nutrition and access to presentations for educators.
  hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion
• Produce For Better Health Foundation (sponsored by 5-A-Day).
  Provides information about the benefits of fruits and vegetables. Also includes tips on how to incorporate them into daily diet.
  www.5aday.com
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (sponsored by the Federal Food Stamp Program). The focus is on nutrition and putting healthy food within reach for low income households. Through nutrition education partners, SNAP helps clients learn to make healthy eating and www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/
• The Children’s Health Project Network (sponsored by Children’s Health Fund).
  Provides culturally diverse nutrition education lesson plans for children of all ages and backgrounds.
  www.childrenshealthfund.org
• USDA Food Composition Data (sponsored by USDA Agricultural Research Service).
  Allows individuals to search individual foods in the USDA nutrient database.
  www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12354500
• WIC topics A-Z (sponsored by United States Department of Agriculture).
  Resources for maternal and child health.
  www.fns.usda.gov/wic/topics-a-to-z/