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Abstract
Fruit and vegetable intake is linked to prevention of several chronic diseases, however many Americans do not meet recommendations. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is a community nutrition education program that was developed to improve the diet quality of low income families and uses a peer education model. Cooking demonstrations and samplings featuring recipes prepared with Georgia grown fruits and vegetables were conducted with Georgia EFNEP program assistants (n = 26) to evaluate recipe acceptability, change in fruit and vegetable intake, as well as self-efficacy and attitudes for teaching concepts related to fresh fruits and vegetables. The recipes were acceptable and can be used in future nutrition education programs. No significant differences were found for fruit and vegetable intake, attitudes, and 6 self-efficacy measures. Self-efficacy for making fruits and vegetables affordable significantly decreased, but some degree of confidence was maintained.