Food Smarts for College Students is an adaptation of Food Smarts, an interactive, learner-centered nutrition curriculum and was created with input from college students.
Promotes a healthy lifestyle in students by encouraging nutrient-rich foods and physical activity. This curriculum provides a fun introduction to preparing and eating healthy meals. Free download from website.
Health education, school environment, family/ community involvement work together. Aimed at improving school nutrition, PA, food service. $300 Coordination Kit available for purchase. Includes classroom curriculum.
Operation Thistle and Operation Water curricula teaches the world of gardening with hands-on activities, worksheets, rhythms, and reading passages formatted for standardized tests. Includes life skills and career exploration, culminates with service learning projects and certification as a Junior Master Gardener.
Physical activity intervention program for pre-K. Designed to provide children ages 3-5 with high activity, enjoyable movement opportunities that foster social and motor development and enhance school readiness skills. Curriculum available for purchase.
Elementary School:
Physical activity intervention programs for elementary school grades. Curriculum available for purchase - $249 for 3 year use.
Health education, school environment, family/ community involvement work together. Aimed at improving school nutrition, physical activity, food service. Kit available for purchase for $30/site/2 years. Includes classroom curriculum.
The Small Bites Program is a direct education intervention designed to increase nutrition knowledge, vegetable consumption, and variety of vegetables consumed. The curriculum teaches students about nutrition and healthy cooking through a series of eight 1-hour lessons combining nutrition and knife-free cooking. In every lesson, students prepare a healthy snack, using recipes that meet USDA Guidelines, and provide opportunities to learn about and reinforce nutrition concepts and cooking skills.
Garden-themed curriculum for preschools and daycare settings. Introduces children to fruits and vegetables. Hands-on activities, nutrition education and planting, stories and songs, at-home materials. 6 sets of activities; most activities take 10-15 minutes each.
This interactive garden based curriculum is designed for use with school and after-school programs such as 4-H. The curriculum contains 4 levels, with 12 activities per level. Levels C and D are for use with middle school students. Free download from website.
Food Smarts teaches healthy nutrition and cooking skills for kids, adults and seniors to develop the skills and acquire the information that empower them to eat more fresh, whole foods and to live healthier lives. Workshops cover basic nutrition, kitchen safety, cooking skills, meal planning, label reading, media literacy.