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Nutrition Education Overview

  • We use a child-centered, evidence-based curriculum to teach kids about the foundations of nutrition and building sustainable healthy habits. All kids who participate in our nutrition education program will receive a free copy of our Nutrition Workbook for Kids. If you’d like to check the book out before scheduling an appointment, you can find it on Amazon via the link below.

  • Lesson 1: Nutrient Density

    Key Topics:

    - What is nutrient density?
    - Nutrient-dense foods vs. “sometimes” foods
    - Making meals more nutrient-dense

  • Lesson 2: Sugar

    Key Topics:

    - Natural sugar vs. added sugar
    - Reading nutrition labels for sugar
    - Daily added sugar guidelines

  • Lesson 3: Food Groups

    Key Topics:

    - The five food groups
    - Key nutrients from each group
    - Building balanced meals

  • Lesson 4: Macronutrients

    Key Topics:

    - Carbohydrates (+fiber), protein & fat
    - Identifying macronutrients in foods
    - Creating balanced snacks

  • Lesson 5: Micronutrients

    Key Topics:

    - Vitamins & minerals
    - Iron & calcium
    - Eating the Rainbow

  • Lesson 6: Mindful Eating

    Key Topics:

    - What is mindful eating?
    - Hunger & fullness cues
    - Mindful eating strategies

  • Lesson 7: Healthy Habits

    Key Topics:

    - Physical activity, sleep & screen time
    - Creating daily routines
    - Positivity & gratitude practices

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How to Participate

Family Appointments

What: Nutrition support tailored to your family. Our Family Appointments are a series of eight 30 minute appointments with one of our Nutrition Educators. At each appointment, we’ll go over a different nutrition topic, practice applying the lesson together in an activity, and set a goal to work on at home until we meet again. Appointments are scheduled 1-2 weeks apart and take place at our main program office inside Physicians’ Medical Center.

How: You can book an Enrollment Appointment for your family HERE, or call/text our office at (971) 202-0232 and ask to schedule a SNACK enrollment appointment.

Cooking + Nutrition Classes

What: Nutrition support in a hands on setting. Our monthly kids cooking and nutrition classes are two hours and include a nutrition lesson as well as preparing and eating a meal together. Classes are 2 hours long on Thursday evenings, they’re held at YCAP, and divided by age group.

How: See the class schedule and sign up for a class HERE.