Show Me Nutrition

Introduction to the Curriculum

Show Me Nutrition is an experientially based sequential nutrition curriculum that teaches youths from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade how to have a healthy lifestyle while reinforcing behaviors that promote nourishing eating habits and an active lifestyle. Each grade builds on information from the previous grades. It is practice tested and approved by FNS and meets the National Health Education Standards.

The Show Me Nutrition curriculum also supports grade-level expectations for math and communication arts, as appropriate. Each of the nine curricula comprising the Show Me Nutrition sequence teaches several important health themes, such as nutrition, food safety, physical activity, how media may influence nutrition and body image. Age-appropriate content, activities and handouts make learning about healthy eating fun for students in all grade levels.

The pre-kindergarten through 5th grade curricula includes family newsletters that help family members and caregivers support learning from each grade level. Each curriculum includes handouts to reinforce lesson content with families and caregivers. These handouts are available in multiple languages including Spanish.