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Educational Tools
These activities and lesson plans will help nutrition educators, dietitians, nutritionists, nurses, diabetes educators, school teachers, and others interested in promoting health education and increasing physical activity. See how to order products.
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Go Wild with Fruits & Veggies!
Comprehensive program encourages students in grades 3-5 to eat more fruits and vegetables and become more physically active. See the research, view samples, and more.
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The Power of 3: Get Healthy with Whole Grain Foods
School-based curriculum designed to increase intake of whole grain foods by 3rd-6th grade students.
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Simply Good Eating for English Language Learners
Free downloadable curriculum for nutrition educators to teach basic nutrition to those who are learning the English language or have low literacy.
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Simply Good Eating — Complete Curriculum
Comprehensive curriculum for nutrition educators to teach basic nutrition for meal planning, cooking, and more to those on a limited budget. Handouts available in English and Spanish.
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Simply Good Eating for Seniors Package
Curriculum for nutrition educators to teach seniors how to eat more calcium-containing foods, reduce intake of fat and salt, and plan tasty and affordable meals for one or two. Handouts available in English or Spanish.
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InSNC: Individual Situation-based Nutrition Counseling
Evidence-based curriculum for registered dietitians and nutritionists to tailor their counseling to prevent age-related weight gain in midlife women.
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Energizers for Simply Good Eating
Short group activity ideas for educators to get participants of all ages moving in a class, conference, or business meeting environment. Training is available on Classroom Energizers.
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Healthy & Fit on the Go
Great ideas to stay healthy and fit when away from home.
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Lesson Plans for Teaching About Purchasing Food
Sample lesson plans and worksheets for teaching others about purchasing food on a budget. (1.2 MB PDF) Utilizes components of Dollar Works 2.
Other Recommended Resources
Eat Smart, Live Strong: Nutrition Education for Older Adults — SNAP-Ed Connection; United States Department of Agriculture — Nutrition education for older adults designed to improve fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity among 60-74 year olds.
Cooking Up Community: Nutrition Education in Emergency Food Programs — WhyHunger — Resources and information about innovative nutrition education programming by organizations around the country. These models can serve as examples and inspiration to create new programming or as sources for collaboration and ideas.
Go Wild — Comprehensive programs for 3rd-5th graders designed to promote healthy food consumption and physical activity.
