Menu planning

Fostering Nourished Families is a training curriculum focused on supporting kinship/foster/resource parents to nourish foster children. Materials and lesson plans are appropriate for adult caregivers of foster children. Instructor Guides offered in English, participant materials available. Evaluation tools available and facilitator training required.

Source:
Leah's Pantry

Link:
Coming soon

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.

An interactive 4-lesson curriculum that uses MyPlate and the 2015 Dietary Guidelines messaging with limited resource families. Lessons emphasize meal planning, food budgeting and healthy cooking so families can eat healthfully during pressing economic times. Virtual components available. Curriculum is free to download once training is complete.

Source:
UC ANR

Link:
Available upon completion of required training; Please contact CalFresh Healthy Living, UC State Office at [email protected]

Food Smarts for Waste Reduction is a flexible, learner-centered cooking and nutrition curriculum with a focus on food waste reduction. Materials and lesson plans appropriate for adults. Instructor Guides offered in English, participant materials available in multiple languages. Included in the USDA’s SNAP-Ed Toolkit. Evaluation tools available and facilitator training required.
Virtual components have been added. See Source/Virtual Contact
Information column. Must be a registered partner to access materials.

Source:
Leah's Pantry

Food Smarts is a flexible, learner-centered cooking and nutrition curriculum with materials and lesson plans appropriate for adults, including older adults. Lesson plans with different class/series lengths are available. Instructor Guides offered in English, participant materials offered in multiple languages. Included in the USDA’s SNAP-Ed Toolkit. Evaluation tools available and facilitator training required. Food Smarts Waste Reduction lessons may also be added to the Food Smarts Lessons.

A comprehensive educational resource guide designed to help teach low-income seniors to select and enjoy nutrient-rich foods. The tool kit contains a leader’s guide and 4 sessions to promote fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity. Each session is about 30 minutes, plus optional 10-minute physical activity before and after. Free download from website.

Curriculum lessons have been adapted into PowerPoint slides to assist in virtual lesson delivery.

Source:
USDA

Virtual Contact:

Focuses on four key food skills: 
1. Reading food labels; 2. Comparing unit prices; 3. Finding whole grain foods; 4. Identifying three ways to purchase produce
 

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

Link: 

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

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/ 

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