Youth EFNEP

Program Delivery
Youth EFNEP is delivered by EFNEP staff or volunteer teachers in schools and community-based organizations. Staff and/or volunteers utilize one of several university-approved curricula and teach a minimum of six one-hour lessons.

Youth classes provide hands-on nutrition education, curricula that support Common Core State Standards and in-class food tastings.

Eligibility
Our services are offered at no cost to schools, organizations or programs where 50% or more of youth are receiving free or reduced-price school meals.

Curriculum K-6th

Happy Healthy Me (K-1st grade)
A nutrition and literacy curriculum for children (4-6 years old) that uses high quality children's literature to introduce important nutrition and physical activity concepts.

My Amazing Body (1st Grade)
Good For Me and You (2nd Grade)
It's My Choice (3rd Grade)
These are English Language Arts-based health and nutrition curricula. Students learn how to make healthy food and exercise choices to establish lifelong habits.

Nutrition to Grow On (4th to 5th Grade)
This innovative curriculum is designed to teach students about food and nutrition through plant-based lessons.

Curriculum 7th-12th

Eat Fit (6th to 8th Grade)
This curriculum provides hands-on activities with a magazine-style workbook that challenges adolescents to improve their eating and fitness choices.

Hunger Attack! Feed Your Appetite-Protect Your Wallet (9th to 12th Grade)
Through interactive lessons, teens learn that the food they buy not only affects the amount they spend, but can also affect their health.