Most students receive fewer than 8 hours of nutrition education each year, despite nutrition influencing energy, focus, confidence, and long-term health. The Healthy Habits Santa Cruz Pilot Curriculum was created to help fill that gap with engaging, age-appropriate lessons that make nutrition practical, memorable, and relevant to everyday life.
Designed for upper elementary students, this pilot curriculum includes 7 classroom-ready lessons covering topics such as balanced meals, digestion, energy, body confidence, and where food comes from. Through discussion, activities, reading, and reflection, students learn how food supports their bodies while building confidence, curiosity, and lifelong healthy habits.
Created by Maggie Rich, Certified Functional Nutritionist and substitute teacher in Santa Cruz County, this curriculum was developed to give teachers a ready-to-use resource for bringing meaningful nutrition education into the classroom.
Included:
• 7 complete lessons
• Teacher guides
• Student worksheets
• Discussion and reflection activities
• Visual learning resources
• Curriculum feedback access
This pilot curriculum is part of the ongoing development of the Healthy Habits Santa Cruz K–5 Nutrition Curriculum. Feedback from teachers, parents, and youth leaders helps shape future lessons, resources, and grade-level adaptations. By using the pilot lessons and sharing your experience, you are helping create a stronger nutrition education program for future students.
Perfect for classrooms, homeschool families, after-school programs, and youth organizations interested in bringing nutrition education to the next generation.
Most students receive fewer than 8 hours of nutrition education each year, despite nutrition influencing energy, focus, confidence, and long-term health. The Healthy Habits Santa Cruz Pilot Curriculum was created to help fill that gap with engaging, age-appropriate lessons that make nutrition practical, memorable, and relevant to everyday life.
Designed for upper elementary students, this pilot curriculum includes 7 classroom-ready lessons covering topics such as balanced meals, digestion, energy, body confidence, and where food comes from. Through discussion, activities, reading, and reflection, students learn how food supports their bodies while building confidence, curiosity, and lifelong healthy habits.
Created by Maggie Rich, Certified Functional Nutritionist and substitute teacher in Santa Cruz County, this curriculum was developed to give teachers a ready-to-use resource for bringing meaningful nutrition education into the classroom.
Included:
• 7 complete lessons
• Teacher guides
• Student worksheets
• Discussion and reflection activities
• Visual learning resources
• Curriculum feedback access
This pilot curriculum is part of the ongoing development of the Healthy Habits Santa Cruz K–5 Nutrition Curriculum. Feedback from teachers, parents, and youth leaders helps shape future lessons, resources, and grade-level adaptations. By using the pilot lessons and sharing your experience, you are helping create a stronger nutrition education program for future students.
Perfect for classrooms, homeschool families, after-school programs, and youth organizations interested in bringing nutrition education to the next generation.
