Simply Cent$ible Nutrition

About the Curriculum

Simply Cent$ible Nutrition is an adult direct education intervention designed to help individuals and families with limited resources shop, cook, and eat healthier on a budget. Nutrition educators guide participants through the 8-lesson hands-on series. Each lesson includes cooking a new recipe, physical activities, and interactive activities that help participants build skills and knowledge related to eating healthy, physical activity, food resource management, and food safety. Lessons are based on MyPlate and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

The 8 lessons are:

A New Beginning
Keeping Food Safe
Building a Healthy Plate
The Secret to Good Health
Fuel Your Lifestyle
Cent$ible Shopping
Simple Savings
Small Steps, Big Wins

Simply Cent$ible Nutrition is part of the SNAP-Ed Toolkit. More information can be found here.

"Since taking Cent$ible Nutrition classes, I shop wiser than I did before. I now shop more for needs over wants. I have been making healthier choices, and cutting back on things like unhealthy fats."

"I look at whether or not my food is whole grain or not when I decide to buy something that is whole grain."

"My kids struggled eating the same foods each week with not a whole lot of fruits or vegetables. Since joining the CNP program we have found some great easy recipes for the family and they love them. Not to mention the amount of money we have saved at the grocery store shopping. We are now not buying as much junk food or eating out during the week and it has been great."

"My favorite part of the Cent$ible Nutrition Program is learning how to make healthy food choices."

After doing the food expense tracker, J stated that she saved over $100 on groceries that month by cooking meals instead of buying convenient food.

Intervention Materials

Materials for this intervention include:

Curriculum binder
- 8 lessons, each includes:
  - Detailed lesson plans
  - Recipes
  - Physical activities
  - Background information and resources
Teaching materials for use during lessons
- Activity cards
- Visuals
- Posters
- PowerPoint presentations
Evaluation tools
- This curriculum is designed to work in coordination with the EFNEP Adult Questionnaire
Participant materials
- Handouts*
- Activity sheets*
- Suggested reinforcement items
- Suggested Cent$ible Nutrition Program cookbook**

* 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.

** Contact us for information about the Cent$ible Nutrition Program cookbook and options for ordering.

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