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🥗 Food as Medicine Workshops
Learn Together. Practice Together. Grow Together.
The Food as Medicine Workshops provide an engaging, interactive learning experience where participants build practical nutrition knowledge and skills in a supportive group setting.
Through discussion, hands-on activities, label reading exercises, food demonstrations, and real-life examples, participants gain the confidence to make healthier food choices for themselves and their families.
Each workshop is approximately 90 minutes and is designed to encourage participation, questions, peer learning, and behavior change—not just knowledge.
Whether delivered in the clinic, pantry, community, or virtually, these workshops help transform nutrition education into practical, everyday habits.
WORKSHOP CURRICULUM
Reading Nutrition Labels Workshop
Two-Part Series
The Reading Nutrition Labels Workshop is delivered as a two-part series, allowing participants to progressively build their knowledge and skills.
Part 1 introduces the fundamentals of understanding calorie needs, serving sizes, and the Nutrition Facts Label.
Part 2 builds on these concepts by exploring protein, added sugars, ingredient lists, whole grains, healthy fats, and practical label comparison skills, giving participants the confidence to make informed food choices.
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Shopping on a Budget & MyPlate Workshop
Stand-Alone 90-Minute Workshop
The Shopping on a Budget & MyPlate Workshop focuses on meal planning, smart grocery shopping, stretching food dollars, and building balanced meals using the MyPlate model.
Participants leave with practical strategies they can immediately apply to prepare healthy, affordable meals for themselves and their families.
Nutrition Workshops
Our standardized nutrition workshops provide staff with a structured, interactive curriculum designed to educate groups of participants while promoting discussion, engagement, and practical skill building.
Each workshop includes:
📖 Workshop Trainer Guide – Step-by-step instructions, talking points, activities, and teaching tips for each workshop.
💻 Participant Presentation – A visually engaging presentation that guides participants through the workshop.
👥 Participant Handouts – Educational materials participants can take home to reinforce key learning concepts.
📝 Attendance Sign-In Sheet – Used to document workshop participation.
📊 Pre- and Post-Knowledge Assessment – Brief surveys to evaluate participant learning.
📋 Workshop Reporting Form – Used to document workshop completion, attendance, and outcomes.
🎯 Interactive Activities – Hands-on exercises and discussion activities that encourage participation and behavior change.
Before conducting your first workshop, all facilitators should review the Workshop Facilitation Manual. This manual provides the foundation for successfully planning, facilitating, documenting, and evaluating workshops to ensure a consistent, high-quality learning experience across the Food as Medicine Program.
The manual includes:
- ✅ Preparing for the workshop
- 👥 Facilitating group discussions
- 🎯 Participant engagement strategies
- 🪑 Room setup and materials
- ⏱️ Time management
- 📝 Documentation requirements
- 📊 Reporting procedures
- 💡 Best practices and facilitation tips
Help participants understand how food provides energy, estimate their daily calorie needs, confidently read Nutrition Facts labels, compare food products, and use carbohydrates and fiber to make informed, healthier food choices 📖 👥
Help participants strengthen their nutrition label reading skills by comparing foods using protein, added sugars, ingredient lists, whole grains, and healthy fats to make confident, informed food choice 📖 👥
🌱Thank You for Empowering Health Through Learning
Thank you for your commitment to delivering the Food as Medicine Workshop Curriculum. By creating an engaging, supportive, and interactive learning environment, you are helping participants develop the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills needed to make healthier food choices for themselves and their families.
Remember, the goal of each workshop is not only to share information, but to inspire meaningful behavior change through encouragement, discussion, and hands-on learning. Every participant leaves with the opportunity to take one small step toward a healthier future—and your guidance makes that possible.
Together, we are building healthier communities, one workshop at a time.