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Nutrition and Food Safety Education

Teach nutrition and food safety for all ages

Discover curricula, lesson plans and activities to teach nutrition and food safety to preschoolers, school‑age children, adults and older adults. Explore age‑specific videos, tools, lesson plans and educator resources from USDA and partner organizations to support effective learning.

Preschool to Elementary School

Two girls eating orange slices
Lessons

USDA. Food and Nutrition Service; Institute of Child Nutrition.

HHS. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Head Start.

HHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

HHS. National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Michigan State University Extension.

Oregon State University Extension Service.

University of Minnesota Extension.

Washington State SNAP & SNAP-Ed.

California Department of Education.

Florida Department of Health. Child Care Food Program.

FoodMASTER.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. SNAP-Ed.

National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization; Utah State University. National Center for Agricultural Literacy.

Partnership for Food Safety Education.

University of California, Berkeley. The Lawrence Hall of Science.

University of California, Davis. Center for Nutrition in Schools.

Middle to High School

Woman at table with a salad and laptop
Activities

USDA. Agricultural Research Service.

USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.

HHS. Food and Drug Administration.

University of Maryland Extension.

 

Lessons

USDA. Food and Nutrition Service; Institute of Child Nutrition.

USDA. Food and Nutrition Service. Team Nutrition.

HHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

HHS. National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. 

Cornell University.

Washington State SNAP & SNAP-Ed.

Edible Schoolyard Project.

FoodMASTER.

National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization; Utah State University. National Center for Agricultural Literacy.

Oregon Health & Science University. School of Medicine. The Moore Institute.

The Food Timeline.

University of California, Davis. Center for Nutrition in Schools.

Adults and Older Adults

Young woman and older woman buying produce at grocery store
Activities

HHS. Administration for Community Living. Nutrition and Aging Resource Center.

Oregon State University Extension.

University of Maryland Extension.

Washington State University Extension.

Lessons

USDA. Food and Nutrition Service. SNAP-Ed Connection.

HHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

HHS. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

HHS. National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute.

HHS. Food and Drug Administration.

HHS. Public Health Service. Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service.

Administration for Community Living. Nutrition and Aging Resource Center.

Colorado State University Extension.

Iowa State University Extension.

University of Maryland Extension.

University of Missouri Extension. Family Nutrition Education Programs.

Washington State SNAP & SNAP-Ed.

FoodMASTER.

PennState University.

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Food Science and Human Nutrition Program.

Educator Resources

View health program development, implementation, and promotion materials from federal agencies.
Classroom meeting with adult participants