The purpose of this study was to determine changes made in the dietary levels of families participating in the Expanded Foods and Nutrition Program in Choctaw County, Mississippi. The educational work was done by county professionals who were trained by the home economist and who then taught the homemakers through individual home visits. Data were collected through personal interviews from 100 families in March 1969, September 1969, and March 1970. The families' consumption of the basic 4 food groups was used to determine the dietary level. Major findings were: there was a significant increase in the use of the basic 4 food groups; there was no indication that the educational level of the homemakers changed the adequacy of the family diets; and the greatest increase in the use of the basic food groups was made among the families having the lowest incomes. (Author/PS)