Food Smarts – College Students – Workbook

Food Smarts for College Students is an adaptation of Food Smarts, an interactive, learner-centered nutrition curriculum and was created with input from college students.

This curriculum recognizes the unique challenges and opportunities college students encounter when planning and preparing meals. The goal is to support college-age young adults to develop skills for their busy lives and growing independence. Lessons are designed to build nutrition and food literacy and confidence and are aligned with trauma-informed principles and the most recent Dietary Guidelines. There are eight 60-minute lessons that can be taught by trained facilitators as a series or single sessions in settings with or without a kitchen.

Please note – completion of the facilitator training is required to implement this program and order materials.

The content was developed by Leah’s Pantry in collaboration with:

• Center for Healthy Communities, California State University, Chico

In partnership with the following campuses:

• Sacramento State
• CSU East Bay
• Fresno State
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• CSU Northridge
• CSU Dominguez Hills
• CSU Long Beach
• CSU San Bernardino

Topics: healthy eating, food safety, cooking, food resource management

Activity Types: discussion, handouts, interactive learning, recipe demonstrations or cooking

Lesson Plans: 60 min | 8 lessons single session, series

Settings: colleges

Languages: English

Audience: college students, college-aged young adults, aged-out foster youth

124 pages