What Is Your Nutrition Program Missing? Finding Answers with the Guide for Effective Nutrition Interventions and Education (GENIE)

to guide the development of nutrition education programs, or to evaluate program plans or proposals. GENIE has been validated across a wide range of nutrition education program proposals, 12 giving this tool the unique ability to compare disparate programs. This article describes a literature review in which GENIE was used to assess and compare published program descriptions and to: 1) identify qualities of nutrition education programs commonly present or absent in both high-scoring and lower-scoring interventions when assessed with GENIE; 2) provide examples of high-scoring programs in each category; and 3) determine the relationship between GENIE score and program outcomes.