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Food Smarts
Food Smarts is part of the USDA’s national SNAP-Ed Toolkit — a one-stop shop for organizations committed to improve nutritional health in their communities.
Program Overview
Food Smarts (preview) is a flexible, learner-centered cooking and nutrition curriculum with materials and lesson plans appropriate for K-12 youth and adults (including older adults).
- The Adult and Kids Instructor Guides offer lesson plans with different class/series lengths that can be customized for your specific situation.
- Adult Workbooks are offered in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, and Korean. Kids Workbooks are offered in English.
- Included in the USDA SNAP-Ed Toolkit.
- Facilitator training is required.
- Evaluation tools are available. (Food Smarts Kids was tested with 4th and 5th graders.)
Training Description
Become a Food Smarts Curriculum facilitator and deliver healthy, nutritional cooking lessons and nutrition messaging aligned with trauma-informed principles to your community.
After successfully completing Food Smarts, you will:
- Understand how to provide nutrition programs to clients effectively.
- Facilitate recipe demos and group cooking sessions using best practices.
- Establish a solid foundation in trauma-informed care, ACEs, and resilience science.
Training Details for Food Smarts
Cost
$125
This course is eligible for SNAP-Ed funded agencies. What does this mean?
Target Audience
For agency staff, volunteers, and community leaders.
Training Format
Please Note:
If an agency has multiple participants, each participant must register separately to gain access to our online training system.
Training Customizations
Leah’s Pantry offers a variety of customizable training options. Contact us to learn more.
Food Smarts workshops in California
If you would like Leah’s Pantry educators to facilitate Food Smarts workshops in your community, fill out the interest form below. We will get back to you within in 3 business days with pricing and availability.
