Cooking, Feeding and More

Start Strong: Cooking, feeding and more

Curriculum Overview

• Print the entire curriculum 

• Lessons at a glance (key concepts, activities, and recipes for each lesson)

• Credits and introduction page

Lesson one: Ready, Set, Cook

Trainer materials - English

• Lesson plan

Other Materials

• • VOICE ground rules poster

  • Knife safety poster

  • Question of the day poster

  • Start Strong letter

  • Recipe

  • Challenge

  • Certificate

  • End-of-session feedback form

Trainer Materials - Spanish

• • VOICE ground rules poster (coming soon)

  • Knife Safety Poster

  • Question of the day poster

  • Start Strong letter

  • Recipe

  • Challenge 

  • Certificate

  • End-of-session feedback form (coming soon)

Participant materials (print back-to-back, some pages were intentionally left blank)

• English

• Spanish

Lesson Two: Savor the Flavor

Trainer materials

• Lesson plan

Other materials

• • Shake for Flavor labels (print for activity five)

  • Question of the day poster

  • Start Strong letter

  • Recipe

  • Challenge 

  • Certificate

  • End-of-session feedback form

  Trainer materials - Spanish

Other materials

• • Shake for Flavor labels (coming soon)

  • Question of the day poster

  • Start a Strong letter

  • Recipe

  • Challenge (coming soon)

  • Certificate 

  • End-of-session feedback form    

Participant materials

• English

• Spanish

Lesson Three: Exploring New Choices

Trainer materials

• Lesson plan

Other materials

• • Question of the day poster

  • Start Strong letter

  • Recipes

  • Challenge

  • Certificate

  • End-of-session feedback form

  • Whole grains: Agree or disagree activity strips (print for activity two)

Trainer materials - Spanish

Other materials

• • Question of the day poster

  • Start Strong letter

  • Recipes (coming soon)

  • Challenge (coming soon)

  • Certificate

  • End-of-session feedback form

  • Whole grains: Agree or disagree activity strips (print for activity two)

Participant materials

• English

• Spanish 

Lesson Four: Quick Meal Ideas

Trainer materials - English

• Lesson plan

Other materials

• • Question of the day poster

  • Start Strong letter

  • Recipes

  • Challenge

  • Certificate

  • End-of-session feedback form

• School food activity cards (print back-to-back for activity two)

Trainer materials - Spanish

Other materials

• • Question of the day poster

  • Start Strong letter

  • Recipes

  • Challenge

  • Certificate

  • End-of-session feedback form

• School food activity cards (print back-to-back for activity two) (coming soon)

Participant materials

• English

• Spanish

Feedback form and evaluation

Lesson feedback form (one session)

     Evaluations from Start Strong Research Project

• • • Start Strong pre-survey

    • Start Strong post-survey

    • Start Strong three-month follow up survey     

Additional materials

1. How to cut fruits and vegetables videos - short videos showing how to cut fresh produce. These videos are designed for the trainer to use for background information so the trainer can demonstrate it in the training.

2. Text messaging opt-in - form for providers to opt-in to text messaging.

3. Marketing materials

   • Start Strong training series (download in Word to edit)

   • Start Strong individual training (download in Word to edit)

   • Promotion slides to use with agencies (Edit for your group)

4. Binder

   • USDA information statements 

   • Start Strong cover

Start Strong reports and media

• Strengthening child care business, the healthy way

• Extension supports child care providers

• Nutrition in early childhood makes a difference

This curriculum will be updated annually (around January.) Please email Mary Schroeder or Kelly Kunkel with unique ideas providers share, errors you find or ideas on how to continually improve the curriculum. Thank you!