Grazing with Marty Moose

About the Curriculum

Grazing with Marty Moose is a youth direct education and PSE intervention designed to help 3rd grade students make healthier food and physical activity choices while encouraging schools and parents to create environments that support students in making these choices. Nutrition educators teach the 5-lesson series in classrooms and work with teachers, administration, and staff to implement classroom and school-wide PSEs. Students explore MyPlate and food groups while trying new physical activities and foods in each lesson. PSE changes are implemented at the classroom and school level to encourage healthy eating and increased physical activity of all students.

Grazing with Marty Moose is part of the SNAP-Ed Toolkit. More information can be found here.

After teaching the Marty Moose Dairy lesson to a class of third grade students, one of the students approached me and said that when they went to the grocery store with their mom, they explained the difference in the types of milk and explained why 1% and skim milk are healthier, as a result, their mom purchased the 1% milk.

“We always enjoy this program. It gives students information on what they should be eating each day. By giving them a sample of the food they know eating good can also taste good!”

Marty Moose encouraged Uinta County School District #1 students to name a fruit or vegetable dish. The food service director took their suggestions and incorporated them into the menus across the district.

"Teachers should do a drink break so we can get at least 3 gulps of water!"

“I learned that healthy foods (apples, oranges, salad, and carrots) are good for your body and mind.”

"Marty Moose taught me that I need to drink three cups of milk every day so that I can have strong bones. I want to have strong bones, so I am making sure to drink my milk every day."

Intervention Materials

Materials for this intervention include:

Curriculum binder
- 5 lessons, each includes:
  - Information about MyPlate and making healthy choices
  - Recipes
  - Physical activity
  - Strategies and tips for implementing PSEs in school settings
Teaching materials for use during lessons
- Activity cards
- Visuals
- Posters
PSE evaluation tools*
- Environmental scans for school and classroom
Student materials*
- Worksheets
- Healthy choices reminder cards
- Stickers
- Healthy suggestion cards
PSE Materials*
- Posters with healthy messages for schools and classrooms
- Breakfast pledge for classrooms
- Healthy celebration proclamation for classrooms
- Parent letters with recipes and tip
Letters for school administrators, teachers, and staff*

* These are given to implementing programs to as digital files to print as needed. A print release is included in the purchase of intervention materials for this purpose. The curriculum and teaching materials come as a printed set.

Ordering

Contact the Cent$ible Nutrition Program to learn more about adopting this intervention, cost, and to order. Discounts may apply for bulk orders.

Phone: 307-766-5375

Email: cnp-info@uwyo.edu