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Cooking Matters promotes healthy eating through educational tools, hands-on cooking courses, and interactive grocery store tours. Participants learn to shop smarter, use nutritional information to make healthier choices, and cook affordable meals.

Source:
Share Our Strength
CA contact The Food Trust: [email protected] 

Link: 

https://learning.thefoodtrust.org/cooking-matters/ 

Community-based PA and self-management education program. Includes health education, stretching and strengthening exercises, and motivational strategies. Can be done by individuals using Walk with Ease workbook on their own, or by groups led by trained leaders. Structured 6-week multi-component program. Group sessions include socialization time, pre-walk informational mini lectures, warm ups and cool downs, and a 10-35 minute walking period.

Virtual components have been added. See Source/Virtual Contact
Information column. Cost of $89 for training and access to curriculum.

An adult series of 10 home-based lessons with 1 in-person contact and telephone coaching. Lessons focus on healthy eating, food resource management, food safety.

Source:
UC ANR

Link:
Restricted Access - Pending approval for use by programs outside of UC ANR; please contact CalFresh Healthy Living, UC State Office at [email protected]

Companion to Parents in Action. 4 lesson plans, each 60-90 minutes, cover how parents and schools can work together, foods and beverages, PA, joint use and identifying problems and solutions. Free download of curriculum with link.

Source:
Project LEAN

Link:
http://www.californiaprojectlean.org/docuserfiles/ParentLessonPlans.pdf

Contractor developed. 5 lessons, 30-60 minutes each. Intended use:
Lesson #1 – Build a Healthy Plate, Lesson #2 – Planning Healthy Meals, Lesson #3 – Shopping on a Budget, Lesson #4 – What’s on a Label?, Lesson #5 – Rethink Your Drink

Educator's Handbook, 4 lessons (each about 45 minutes), participant handouts, marketing brochure, optional handouts. Topics: MyPlate family meals, food and PA, vegetables and fruits, active family time. Free download from website.

Source:
USDA FNS

Link:
https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/nutrition-education/myplate-my-family

Teaches families food buying/ budgeting skills and food and resource management techniques.

Source:
UC ANR

Link:
Restricted Access - Pending approval for use by programs outside of UC ANR; please contact CalFresh Healthy Living, UC State Office

NEOPB adaptation of Fruit, Vegetable, and Physical Activity Toolbox for Community Educators, with shortened lessons. 7 lessons and handouts. Lessons must be provided in a series (Section 1-7). Section 8 is optional. Section 4 Choose Healthy Beverages can be used as a single session. 

Source:
NEOPB

Link:
Access via the WebStore Front or contact [email protected].

Curriculum targets limited resource home gardeners and their families. Lessons focus on healthful eating and the health benefits of a vegetable-rich diet. Lessons can be presented as single workshops or in a series. Curriculum is free to download.

Source:
UC ANR

Link:
Fresh From the Garden

An interactive 9 lesson curriculum which teaches the 2015 Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate messaging using a dialog based approach. Lessons are 90-120 minutes long and include hands-on activities, PA, tasting and tips.Review set of Educator lesson guides, handouts and NERI is available for $155.

Source:
Colorado State University

Link:
http://www.eatingsmartbeingactive.com