NEP Advisors

Best known for cooking demonstrations and sharing food samples and cooking tools, our Nutrition Education Program Advisors (NEPAs) offer FREE lessons for youth in grades 3-12 and adult caregivers of children 18 and younger.

Online or in-person, our practical, hands-on programs can help you make a healthy difference by showing you how to stretch your food dollars; plan fast, easy and healthy meals; increase physical activity; and more. Best of all, our NEPAs come to you. Our programs are available in both English and Spanish, too!
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Real People. Real Stories.

Our NEPAs address the wellness concerns of Hoosiers at every stage of their lives. Check out these inspiring stories from previous participants to see the impact our programs can make on you and your family.

Success Stories

We’re proud of the work we’re doing with people and communities throughout Indiana. Read about some of our programs below.

CATCH Program a Successful Start for 22 Third Graders!

Lindsey Walejewski recently taught the CATCH curriculum to the third-grade class at Beiger Elementary. After the 5 lessons, their teacher, Robert O’Hara, reported a significant change in behavior and that the students were in much better moods after the class!

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For the Love of Lentils (and Healthy Hearts!)

Everyone goes to the grocery store hoping for a good deal. Few expect to be handled free food, recipes, and vouchers for groceries.

But that's exactly what happened when NEP partnered with the Knox County Health Department and Save A Lot to introduce shoppers to a less popular but power-packed legume!

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Seniors Discover a Passion for Quesadillas and Cardio Drumming

When seniors in Lapel, Ind., signed up for NEP Advisor Beth Scholer’s Eat Smart Live Strong class at the Anderson Public Library’s Lapel Branch, they had no idea of what they were getting into. But they soon learned to love quesadillas with black bean and corn salsa and cardio drumming!

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Success Stories

We’re proud of the work we’re doing with people and communities throughout Indiana. Read about some of our programs below.

CATCH Program a Successful Start for 22 Third Graders!

read the story »

For the Love of Lentils (and Healthy Hearts!)

Everyone goes to the grocery store hoping for a good deal. Few expect to be handled free food, recipes, and vouchers for groceries.

But that's exactly what happened when NEP partnered with the Knox County Health Department and Save A Lot to introduce shoppers to a less popular but power-packed legume!

read the story »

Seniors Discover a Passion for Quesadillas and Cardio Drumming

read the story »

About NEP

NEP Advisors

Real People. Real Stories.

Success Stories

CATCH Program a Successful Start for 22 Third Graders!

For the Love of Lentils (and Healthy Hearts!)

Seniors Discover a Passion for Quesadillas and Cardio Drumming

Success Stories

CATCH Program a Successful Start for 22 Third Graders!

For the Love of Lentils (and Healthy Hearts!)

Seniors Discover a Passion for Quesadillas and Cardio Drumming

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