Spring has sprung! Team
Nutrition has several Garden-Based Resources to connect nutrition
education to school and child care gardens, local farms, and
farmers markets. Use these resources to teach
children where their foods come from and get them excited about eating more
fruits and vegetables. Remember, healthy habits take root when kids are
young!
Grow It, Try It, Like It!
Nutrition Education Kit
Introduce
preschool children to fruits and
vegetables with fun activities at your child care center or child care home. Modified
kit for child care homes coming this summer!
Planting the Seeds for Healthier
Eating
Help kindergarten
students to learn how seeds grow into plants with this lesson from Discover
MyPlate.
The Great Garden Detective Adventure
Engage in a series of investigations and fun
experiences to discover what fruits and vegetables are sweetest, crunchiest,
and juiciest. Use this eleven-lesson curriculum for 3rd and 4th grades. Only
available online.
Dig In!
Explore a world of possibilities in the garden
and on your plate using ten inquiry-based lessons that engage 5th and 6th graders in growing, harvesting, tasting, and learning about fruits
and vegetables.
Dig In! Poster Set
Order these six posters to display in your classroom, the
school cafeteria, and throughout the school to motivate students to choose more
fruits and vegetables at meals and as snacks.
Plant It, Grow It, Eat It! Healthy
Habits Take Root
Get
tips from the Team Nutrition Popular
Events Idea Booklet on
how to start a school garden. School gardens can help increase students’ awareness of
where foods come from and increase their preferences for fruits
and vegetables.
Check out the Team Nutrition Summer Resources. (Available in English and Spanish)
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These
recipes feature fruits and vegetables that are often available in spring such
as carrots, strawberries, and lettuce.
Want to learn more about incorporating local foods into your
Child Nutrition Programs? Check out the Farm
to School Program website.
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Schools, child care providers (centers,
sponsors, and day care homes), and summer meal sites that participate in USDA Child
Nutrition programs may request free, printed copies of certain materials.
Printed materials may also be requested by the State agency administering the USDA
Child Nutrition programs. Eligible entities may request printed copies using
our online order form.
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