6-week series for parents/caregivers of children 18yrs and younger. Classes are 90 minutes each. This curriculum upholds principles of trauma-informed engagement and nourishment. Participants enjoy conversation, reflection, cooking, sharing a meal together, and learning holistic skills to care for their family’s nutritional well-being. Designed to be taught with small groups of 10-14 adults.

7-week series for parents/caregivers of children 18yrs and younger. Classes are 80 minutes each. Each lesson includes recipe preparation and 15 min of light physical activity. Participants also receive a gift after each lesson: measuring cups/spoons, cutting mat, food safety magnet, fridge thermometer, water bottle, veggie brush, cookbook.

• Welcome to Eating Smart Being Active
• Get Moving!
• Plan, Shop, Save
• Fruits and Veggies: Half Your Plate
• Make Half Your Grains Whole
• Build Strong Bones
• Go Lean with Protein
• Make a Change
• Celebrate! Eat Smart and Be Active

*Childcare providers who complete the series receive 11 CEUs through The Registry. At least 75% of the childcare providers participating in the series must be income eligible but do not need to be parents/caregivers of children 18yrs and younger. Income eligibility is 185% FPL and evidenced by their participation in or eligibility for public benefits programs, such as SNAP.

4-week series for parents/caregivers of children 18 yrs or younger. Classes are 90 minutes each. Create Better Health teaches people with limited time and money how to eat well and be active. Our classes teach participants how to make delicious and nutritious meals from foods they already have on hand. Each lesson includes recipe preparation. Participants choose one gift at the end of the series: a collapsible strainer, cutting mat, veggie brush, measuring cups/spoon set, or reusable grocery bag.

• Overview of MyPlate and Dietary Guidelines, Physical Activity Guidelines
• Nutrition Facts Label, Overcoming Barriers to Physical Activity, Food Safety
• Meal Planning and Grocery Shopping, Increasing Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables
• Establishing Healthy Eating Patterns and Physical Activity Review

2 to 4 lesson series for parents/caregivers of children 18yrs and younger. Lessons can be either 30 or 60 min.

• Drink to Your Health
• No More Mealtime Madness
• Money Saver Alert – Let’s Talk about Food Waste
• The Family Kitchen
• Hack Your Snack
• Making Recipes Work for You and Your Family
• Kids Say Yes to Fruits and Veggies

One-time lessons for parents/caregivers of children 2-5 years old. Focused on the importance of parent’s role modeling healthy eating habits, encouraging family mealtime, and not using food as rewards. Lessons can be customized for 20-60 min.

• Role Modeling
• Cooking Together
• Eating Together
• Let Children Serve Themselves
• Liking New Foods Takes Time
• Patience Works Better Than Pressure

90-minute lesson held at a grocery store. As we tour the store, we look at:

• Reading food labels
• Comparing unit prices
• Finding whole grain foods
• Identifying three ways to purchase produce

One-time lessons for adults. Lessons can be customized for 20-60 min.

• What is Healthy Food? How Can You Afford It?
• Smart Shopping for Fruits and Vegetables
• Saving Money on Food Away From Home
• Healthy Snacks You Can Afford
• Container Gardening
• Making Choices Between Food Needs and Food Wants
• Developing a Spending Plan that Works for You
• Food Budgeting Made Easy
• Meal Planning to Make Life Simpler
• Unit Pricing and Other Shopping Strategies
• Food Shopping Strategies to Save Money

Healthy Eating and Food Resource Management one-time lessons for food pantry audiences. Lessons can be customized for 20-45 min.

• Eat Well, Spend Less
• Good for You Grains
• Low-Cost Whole Grains
• Low-cost Fruits and Vegetables
• What’s the Best Fruit?
• What’s the Best Vegetable?
• What’s in Your Drink?
• Save Dollars on Drinks
• Super Snacks
• Healthy Meals from the Pantry
• Bring New Life to Leftovers
• Keep Fresh Foods Fresh

One-time lessons or series of up to six lessons for adults

• Setting the Stage for Healthy Habits
• Building a Wholesome Diet
• Food Processing and Marketing
• Understanding Labels and Ingredients
• Best Practices for Healthy Living
• Smart Strategies for Shopping, Planning, and Preparation

Could be done as one-time lessons or a 4 to 7 lesson series. Lessons are 45-60 min.

• Great Grain Discoveries
• All Star Senior Snacks
• Heart Healthy Meals
• Cooking and Seasoning with Herbs
• Savory Soups
• Fitness Fun
• Dietary Fat – Fact or Fiction?

Participants meet a FoodWIse educator at a designated location at the Farmers Market and the educator takes the group on a tour of the market and touches on the following topics:

• Seasonal Availability
• Paying at the market – looking for vendors that accept SNAP and Senior FMNP. How to use your Quest (EBT) card at the market
• MyPlate
• Storing and Keeping fruits and vegetables
• Shopping and Cooking for One
• Mealtime tips

Classes meet twice per week for 10–12-week sessions.

Progressive resistance training, balance training, and flexibility exercises.

The resistance training exercises work all the major muscle groups, utilizing a combination of dumbbells, adjustable ankle weights, and body weight.

Extension can provide dumbbells, ankle weights, and yoga mats for participants to use during class.

Nutrition education

6-week series for grades 6-12. Helps teens become self-sufficient in the kitchen while learning healthy habits. Group size 3-15. 60-90 min lessons; total of at least 6 hours of teaching time.

• Eat Smart
• You Are What You Eat
• Power up with Breakfast
• Find the Fat
• Whole Truth on Whole Grains
• Snack Attack 
• Power Up Your Day: Eat Breakfast!

6-week series designed for groups of 7-15 youth, aged 14-21 years. Designed to build food, nutrition, and cooking literacy, while integrating social emotional learning and using trauma-sensitive facilitation. Participants enjoy hands-on cooking, facilitated conversations, and interactive activities that support healthy connections to food, self, and community. 60-90 min lessons; total of at least 6 hours of teaching time.

Participants:

• Cook and eat together
• Share memories and stories about food
• Explore their personal relationship to food
• Improve cooking and food resource management skills
• Learn about nutrition for good physical and mental health
• Explore healthy coping and self-nourishment skills
• Plan their own menu
• Practice mindful eating, grounding, and gratitude

We offer a six-week nutrition education series to 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th-grade classrooms in schools where at least 50% of the enrollment is eligible for free or reduced school meals. For other middle and high school, please see our teen program options.

Grades 3-5. Lessons are 45-60 min. Could be single lessons or done as a series. Taste of foods that go along with the lesson could be included. Lessons could also be adapted for grades K-2.

• Drink Low-fat Milk and Water Instead of Sweetened Drinks
• Color Your Plate: Eat More Vegetables and Fruits
• Read It Before You Eat It! The Nutrition Facts Label
• Make Half Your Grains Whole!
• Healthier Foods – Fast: Eat Fewer High-Fat, High-Sugar Foods

Grades 2-3. Lessons are 30-60 min. Garden themed nutrition education curriculum. Taste of foods that go along with the lesson could be included.

• Six Yummy Plant Parts
• Root, Root Hurray!
• Water for Plants and People
• Stand Strong with Stems
• Leaves and Fun in the Sun
• Bunches of Variety
• Healthy Harvest Celebration