Trainings & Training Resources

• Nutrition 101 (Self-Paced Online Course)
• Coming soon!
• Conducting Safe Food Activities (Self-Paced Online Course)
• Coming soon! This self-paced course is designed for community educators who lead food activities such as food tastings and recipe demonstrations. The course covers basic food safety practices to use in these activities and how to plan and conduct a safe food activity. The course contains four short self-paced modules. The course is available free of charge to the public.

• EatFit

• EatFit teaches students to set goals which establish appropriate health habits for adolescence. Students explore and practice the skills needed for a physically active lifestyle and to make healthy food choices.

  For more information on the EatFit curriculum, please visit the Youth Curricula page.

  • Training – Presented by Marcel Horowitz and Mical Shilts (December 5-6, 2022)
• Eating Smart, Being Active
• Eating Smart Being Active is an Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) curriculum for adults developed by EFNEP staffs at Colorado State University and University of California at Davis. Based upon the socioecological model, Eating Smart Being Active is an evidence based, nutrition education and obesity prevention curriculum.
   
  • Training – Presented by Lyn Brock and Tammy McMurdo (September 19, 2024)
• Fresh From Garden

• Fresh from the Garden targets limited resource home gardeners and their families with lessons designed to increase gardeners' knowledge of healthful eating and physical activity, while emphasizing the health benefits of a vegetable-rich diet. Lesson materials include the full curriculum, optional PowerPoints, handouts, visual aids, a full recipe book, and recipe cards.

  For more information on the Healthy, Happy Families curriculum, please visit the Adult Curricula page.

  • Training Materials
• Go, Glow, Grow

• Go Glow Grow uses a fun and effective format for introducing preschoolers to food and how it keeps them healthy. The nutrition objectives include recognizing MyPlate, identifying Go, Glow, and Grow foods, knowing that children need physical activity every day, and how to appropriately wash their hands.

  For more information on the Go Glow Grow curriculum, please visit the Youth Curricula page.

  • Training – Presented by Tuline Baykal, Joyce Bishop, and Lorena Hoyos (April 12, 2023)
• Healthy, Happy Families

• Healthy, Happy Families is a curriculum that encourages parents to promote healthy eating habits in their preschool-aged children. It may also be used with pregnant and parenting teens.

  For more information on the Healthy, Happy Families curriculum, please visit the Adult Curricula page.

  • Training – Presented by Mishelle Costa, Lorena Hoyos, Cecilia Ramos, and Beatriz Rojas (May 17, 2023)
• My Amazing Body, Good for Me and You, and It's My Choice

• My Amazing Body (Grade 1), Good for Me and You (Grade 2), and It's My Choice (Grade 3)

  For more information on the My Amazing Body, Good for Me and You, and It's My Choice curricula, please visit the Youth Curricula page.

  • Training – Presented by Eldon Bueno and Princess Nola (June 14-15, 2023)
• Nutrition to Grow On

• Nutrition to Grow On is an innovative curriculum that links the garden and nutrition education by teaching children and their families about nutrition through garden activities. In the lessons, science, mathematics, language arts, history, environmental studies, nutrition and health are reinforced.

  For more information on the Nutrition to Grow On curriculum, please visit the Youth Curricula page.

  • Training – Presented by Racquel Fernandez and Alejandrina Orozco (August 23, 2023)
• Plan, Shop, Save & Cook

• Plan, Shop, Save and Cook is an interactive curriculum that promotes MyPlate messaging to limited resource families. Lessons cover meal planning to include the MyPlate food groups, how to shop with a grocery list and use unit pricing to get the most for your food dollars. Food safety and preparing a healthy, low-cost recipe are also covered.

  For more information on the Plan, Shop, Save & Cook curriculum, please visit the Adult Curricula page.

  • Training – Presented by Lorena Hoyos, Elaine Silver, Carmen Simmons, Alejandra Gonzalez, Martha Lopez, Maricarmen Anaya, Tracy Yang, Tammy McMurdo (September 10, 2020)
• TWIGS: Teams with Intergenerational Support

• Teams with Intergenerational Support (TWIGS) includes lessons that connect gardening with nutrition for children in K-8th grade. The focus is to positively influence participants’ food choices through the development and harvesting of a vegetable garden. Curriculum can be used during school, after school and with 4-H programs.

  For more information on the TWIGS curriculum, please visit the Youth Curricula page.

  • Training Materials
• UP4it

• Up4It encourages youth to consume nutrient-rich foods and to achieve at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day.

  For more information on the UP4it curriculum, please visit the Youth Curricula page.

  • Activity Book Introduction Webinar – Presented by Marcel Horowitz and Christie Hedrick (April 10, 2019)
  • UP4it Level 2 Training – Presented by Marcel Horowitz and Christie Hedrick (July 19, 2021)

Visit the Curriculum pages to learn more.

• Smarter Lunchrooms 101 (Self-Paced Online Course)
• In this interactive self-paced online course, participants will receive an introduction to behavioral economics, the principles behind Smarter Lunchrooms Movement (SLM), and the five-step process for implementing SLM. 
• A Deeper Dive into the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement (Self-Paced Online Course)
• In this interactive self-paced online course, participants will learn about each of the steps in the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement Five Step Path in greater depth. 
• Rethinking Farm to School: Sharing Your Story
• This webinar provides an introduction to the Farm to School initiative and engaging stakeholders.
• Smarter Mealtimes Movement: An Early Start to Healthy Eating
• This webinar provides an introduction to the Smarter Mealtimes Movement (SMM) and examples of SMM implementation. 
• Rethinking Farm to School: Celebrating Farm to School Month

• Presented by the Center for Ecoliteracy (September 25, 2025)

  This webinar provides an overview of the Farm to School initiative, resources available, and ideas for celebrating Farm to School month in October.

• Encouraging Healthy Mealtime Behaviors for Preschoolers

• Presented by Dr. Lenna Ontai and Dr. Karina Diaz Rios (September 10, 2025)

  In this webinar, learn to identify ways to apply the Division of Responsibility principles to support healthy eating behaviors and describe the benefits of family-style meals for supporting the Division of Responsibility principles.

• Rethinking Farm to School: Increasing School Meal Participation

• Presented by the Center for Ecoliteracy (April 23, 2025)

  In this webinar, learn about California’s School Meals for All Program and implementation of the Center for Ecoliteracy's California Foods for California Kids initiative.

Visit the Healthy School Food page to learn more.