On this page, find adult nutrition education curricula developed by the University of California.
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- Fresh From the Garden
Fresh from the Garden targets limited resource home gardeners and their families with lessons designed to increase gardeners' knowledge of healthful eating and physical activity, while emphasizing the health benefits of a vegetable-rich diet. Lesson materials include the full curriculum, optional PowerPoints, handouts, visual aids, a full recipe book, and recipe cards.
Language(s): English, Spanish
Delivery Method: Single session or series
Number of Lessons: 11
Suggested Timeframe for Each Lesson: 60 minutes with food demonstration, 90-120 minutes with participatory cooking experience- Healthy, Happy Families
Healthy, Happy Families is a curriculum that encourages parents to promote healthy eating habits in their preschool-aged children. It may also be used with pregnant and parenting teens.
Language(s): English, Spanish
Delivery Method: Single session or series
Number of Lessons: 8
Suggested Timeframe for Each Lesson: 20 minutesAdditional Links:
Healthy, Happy Families Parent Workbooks - English | Spanish- Making Every Dollar Count
Are you in control of your money? Or is your money in control of you? The Making Every Dollar Count (MEDC) curriculum teaches participants budgeting and food resource management skills so they can make their food dollars last to the end of the month. The curriculum consists of 8 lessons that can be taught as single sessions or a series.
Language(s): English
Delivery Method: Single session or series
Number of Lessons: 8
Suggested Timeframe for Each Lesson: 60 minutesAdditional Links:
Online MEDC Curriculum Lessons- Nutrition Spotlight Education
Nutrition Spotlights are mini lessons designed for use as one time workshops in settings such as social services offices and food pantries. Lesson topics include the Importance of Breakfast, MyPlate & Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Making Better Beverage Choices.
Language(s): English
Delivery Method: Single session or series
Number of Lessons: 3
Suggested Timeframe for Each Lesson: 20 minutes- Plan, Shop, Save & Cook
Plan, Shop, Save and Cook is an interactive curriculum that promotes MyPlate messaging to limited resource families. Lessons cover meal planning to include the MyPlate food groups, how to shop with a grocery list and use unit pricing to get the most for your food dollars. Food safety and preparing a healthy, low-cost recipe are also covered.
Language(s): English, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese
Delivery Method: Series
Number of Lessons: 4
Suggested Timeframe for Each Lesson: 60 minutes