The original training guide, Growing Healthy Habits: Strategies for Teaching Nutrition and Gardening in Early Education, was created as a resource for CACFP sponsors to provide training to their providers. It’s divided into two modules containing four lessons each, including activity sheets, handouts, and quizzes. The active, hands-on design of these lessons ensures that participants will feel confident incorporating these concepts into their day. The overall goals of the manual are to provide participants with:

• Behavioral strategies to improve the nutrition of young children in their early education programs.
• Techniques to incorporate gardens, agriculture education, and local food into early education programs.

Testimonials from sponsors about the Growing Healthy Habits Training Guide:

• “Thank you! This will make a great resource for my organization.”
• “So glad to have these tools to share with my staff!”
• “Great book – easy lesson plans to make eating healthy fun (and educational), thank you.”
• “Motivated me to plan staff training next staff meeting.”