Food Smarts Curriculum

Now Available: Online Food Smarts facilitator training!

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.)

Added in 2020: Food Smarts now includes lesson plans with a focus on food waste reduction designed for adults. The Food Smarts: Waste Reduction Adult Workbook (English) is now available for download (for existing partners) or purchase. Spanish and Chinese versions available. This can be facilitated as a three-week series, or as single session classes, using the updated Food Smarts Adult Instructor Guide.

COVID-19 Update: Leah’s Pantry gives permission for trained partners to deliver Food Smarts content remotely to participants.

Food Smarts is part of the USDA’s national SNAP-Ed Toolkit, a one-stop shop for organizations seeking programs to improve nutritional health in their communities.

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Requirements

Training is required before educators can facilitate the Food Smarts curriculum. This requirement can be fulfilled via:

Type	Onsite	Remote	Length	Cost
In-Person Food Smarts Training Program (FSTP)	X		8 hrs	Varies
Food Smarts Training Program (FSTP) via online training platform		X	11 hrs	$125
Private Food Smarts Overview		X	2 hrs	$200
Food Smarts: Waste Reduction Facilitation (recorded webinar)		X	2 hrs	$25

*Cost includes digital access to curriculum. Fee is waived for CalFresh Living Funded agencies. 

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Get Started

Interested in using Food Smarts for your clients/participants? Complete our Partner Registration to learn how to bring our educators to your site and access partner downloads (see training requirements above).