• Lesson 1: Importance of Eating and Strategies for Eating Alone
• Lesson 2: Meals Without Cooking
• Lesson 3: Nutritious Snacking

Note: This kit is available to borrow from the National Agricultural Library in both English and Spanish, but is no longer being distributed.

"At Home in the Kitchen" is a single DVD, but is also available as part of the 5-part series, Food Basics. Food Basics also includes Food Safety, Family Fun, Recipes Made Easy, and Shopping Smarts. This title was developed specifically for adult nutrition education for WIC and Extension programs.

• Lesson 1. Don’t chicken out Part 1
• Lesson 2. Strong bones under construction (calcium in bone/lifecycle)
• Lesson 3. Use the facts (uses the Nutrition Facts panel)
• Lesson 4. Don’t chicken out Part 2,
• Lesson 5. Nutrition Mission (teeth and goal setting)

Available through these web sites:
Celebrate Health with a Lowfat Fiesta
Celebre con una Fiesta al Aire Libre

The kit is divided into eight sections. The first section, "Getting Started" includes: an Introduction, First Five Meetings at a Glance, Using a Community Approach, Conducting a Community Assessment, Assembling a Coalition, Group Leadership, Facilitating Tips, and Planning for Successful Meetings. The next five sections are "Meetings Guides" for initiating a coalition and include: Sample Agendas, Notes for Leaders, Presentation Notes and Overheads, and worksheets and handouts that relate to the meeting topic. The next section is titled "Maintaining Momentum" and includes; Sample Agenda for Future Meetings, Successful Group Process, Charting Your Progress: Evaluation, Coalition Activity Report, Project Funding and a Sample Grant. The last section "Resources" includes: Policy, Advocacy, and Action Resource, Nutrition and Physical Activity Resources, Body Image and Self-Esteem Resources, Fundraising Resources.

A primary focus of the material is on building a team, inspiring change, and setting goals and strategies. Meetings are designed to last about two hours and meet every 3-5 weeks. Tips are provided throughout with samples from established coalition project members.

Note: This curriculum will be available in 2010.

The Guide offers tools to: measure food deserts, identify partners and take action. Success stories and community examples are presented in the Guide illustrate strategies that have been used across the country.

The Get Fresh! Program offers this DVD with favorite recipes, demonstrated and complete with nutrition education.

The contents include definition of both a parent’s and a child’s roles during mealtime. The handout features a list of tips for parents to increase acceptance of foods by their children, a list of what is normal for child growth and eating habits and a summary with additional tips.

This tool is a unique and innovative curriculum that “connects” educators, students and parents with the SNAP Program. The FCS students receive nutrition and child development training and then serve as Student Nutrition Volunteer Aides at the elementary level. Curriculum for the program consists of basic lessons, activities, pre/post tests, and an evaluation. Parents also receive nutrition information on a lesson by lesson basis. The fifth lesson is planned and presented by the Student Nutrition Aides. The USDA Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ materials are used to enhance the curriculum lessons. The CES Nutrition Educators follow up with the evaluations and reporting the comments from the teachers and students.

There are three separate modules; "Pyramid Power", which covers the basics of MyPyramid, "We Wish You Well" which focuses on food safety, and "Stretching Your Food Dollars" which covers food resource management.

Note: An updated version of this curriculum and new papers are being prepared and will be available soon.

The curriculum consists of eight core lessons, each 60 to 90 minutes long, designed to be taught in order. Each lesson includes a food preparation activity, hands-on kinesthetic activities, and a physical activity segment. In addition to the eight core lessons, curriculum developers wrote three maternal and infant nutrition supplemental lessons. These are stand-alone lessons and are designed to be taught to pregnant women and women with young infants. The teaching techniques in the lesson plans of Eating Smart · Being Active are based on the adult learning principle including dialogue-based learning and learner-centered education outlined in Dr. Joye A. Norris' book From Telling to Teaching. The lesson plans, activities and participant materials were all developed using these principles. In 2010, ESBA won the National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences Educational Curriculum Package/Communications Award, both regionally and nationally"

This Action Packet is one in a series of six. It will help you promote community health through enhanced access to places in the community for physical activity in your local area. The Packet provides guidelines for creating the partnerships needed to make your projects successful. Packet resources include background information, real examples, action steps, presentation materials, resources and support materials.

The F&V Express Bites Web site was developed by Amanda Park. Ms. Park was assisted by Adrienne White from the University of Maine, Barbara Lohse from the Pennsylvania State University, Goeffrey Greene from the University of Rhode Island, Sharon Hoerr from Michigan State University, Kendra Kattelmann from South Dakota State University, Mary Jane Oakland from Iowa State University, Linda Boeckner from the University of Nebraska, Karen Kritsch from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Susan Nitzke from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"Family Fun" is a single DVD, but is also available as part of the 5-part series, Food Basics. Food Basics also includes Food Safety, At Home in the Kitchen, Recipes Made Easy, and Shopping Smarts. This title was developed specifically for adult nutrition education for WIC and Extension programs.

Farmers' Market is a 2-sided game board for ages 4 and up. There are 3 modes of movement (spinner, die or dice) to accommodate varying time constraints and developmental levels of players. Instructions are in English and Spanish.”

Note: This resource is no longer available for purchase, but can be borrowed from the National Agricultural Library.

• “Food Safety: Why The Concern?”
• “Good Personal Hygiene: Keep Your Hands Clean,”
• “Preventing Cross Contamination,”
• “Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Storing: Control Bacterial Growth,”
• “The Importance of Good Temperature,” and
• “Using HACCP to Achieve Food Safety.”

Note: This resource is no longer available for purchase. It can be borrowed from the National Agricultural Library.

"Food Safety" is a single DVD, but is also available as part of the 5-part series, Food Basics. Food Basics also includes Family Fun, At Home in the Kitchen, Recipes Made Easy, and Shopping Smarts. This title was developed specifically for adult nutrition education for WIC and Extension programs.

These goals are achieved through a 16-20 hour training program designed for a group of 4-8 families, with each family represented by one or more children of ages 10-15, their parents and, if available, their grandparents or other relatives in care giving roles. The curriculum includes a series of fun, hands-on activities that fit into the following three sections: Section 1: Enhancing family communication about food. Section 2: Learning together about food and nutrition. Section 3: Working as a team to improve family eating practices.

Key concepts include: all of the food we eat comes from the farm, some fruits and vegetables grow better in our region of the country, while others grow better in different areas, children and their families can be inspired to eat more fruit, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products when expose to them in a way that encourages exploration, adventure, and fun.

Price varies depending on non-profit, profit, government agencies.

Price varies depending on non-profit, profit, government agencies.

A leader and activity guide, and a final quiz are also provided. Handout topics include "Whole Grain FAQ", "Grains for Brains" which discuses benefits of whole grains to healthy, and "Cook’s Notes for Whole Grains" which provides information on barley, brown rice, bulgur, buckwheat, corn, couscous, millet, oats, quinoa, teff, and whole wheat products. The 18 recipes include Apple Teff Muffins, Bulgur Tabouli, Oatmeal Pancakes, and Whole Wheat Brownies.

The kit includes seven booklets featuring three fruits and vegetables with fun activities through the imaginary garden at Tasty Acres Farm can be used to introduce any fruit or vegetable! It also has a CD-ROM with Supplemental Information and a DVD with Cool Puppy Pup's Picnic and Lunch Parties.

Each set of lessons in the six fruit or vegetable booklets contain: hands-on activities, planting activities, and nutrition education activities that introduce MyPyramid for Preschoolers. Use the kit to promote learning at home with fun parent/child activities and family-sized recipes that give tips for cooking with children."

• Standardized
• Replicable
• Cost-effective, and
• Convenient

These strategies are designed to motivate and empower students to increase consumption and enjoyment of a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables and engage in physical activity every day."

NOTE: This review has been adapted from a previous version. Curriculum content should now reflect MyPyramid for Kids recommendations.

Content is divided into 4 chapters including: Chapter One: Introduction to food safety: "What is food safety and why should you learn it?" Chapter Two: Hand washing: "It’s importance and getting really clean hands". Chapter Three: Bacteria Meanies "Meet the ‘bad guys’ that make you sick". Chapter Four: Doing it Right "Guidelines for proper food handling in your own kitchen". The first chapter is sub-divided into three segments making six stand alone sections. Segments may be completed in 10 to 30 minutes and it is recommended that each child complete one section at a time at his or her own pace though sharing a computer is optional for collaborative work. Questions aren’t scored but feedback is provided for all answers.

VHS Videos available to borrow from NAL collection. No longer available for purchase, but available for online viewing.

DVD is available to borrow from NAL Collection but no longer available for purchase. Videos are available to view online.

Key Features of the messages and supporting content:

• Development was guided by a workgroup of internal and external experts in nutrition education, communication and the FNS programs.
• The messages and supporting content are based on findings from 30 focus-groups conducted with low-income mothers and children, over half of whom were participating in FNS programs.
• The messages are accurate, easy-to-read and emotionally based.

Use the messages, supporting content and guidance to expand and enhance current education activities, support new food package policies and facilitate development of new initiatives. The messages are consistent with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines and MyPyramid and support program-based nutrition education as well as cross-program education initiatives such as those outlined in the State Nutrition Action Plans.