This gallery features a variety of toolkits that have been developed by non-profit or government agencies to assist FDPIR program operators in providing nutrition-related content to their participants. Toolkits include resources such as lesson plans, videos, handouts, and other educational materials.
Bean Basics Toolkit
United States Department of Agriculture
This toolkit will provide an overview of everything you may want to know about beans! You will learn about the difference between canned and dry beans, discover new cooking techniques, and find ideas to add beans to traditional recipes. There are also new, interesting recipes that use beans if you want to get creative!
American Indian Traditional Foods in USDA School Meals Programs: A Wisconsin Farm to School Toolkit
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
This toolkit, developed in part with USDA Farm to School grant funding, provides tips on using traditional foods in school meals and includes recipes and a cycle menu. The toolkit is available on Wisconsin’s Farm to School Traditional Foods webpage, which also features nutrition education videos highlighting common, traditional foods in Wisconsin.
Eagle Books Toolkit
CDC Native Diabetes Wellness Project
The Eagle Books Toolkit provides creative resources based on the themes, messages, and characters of the Eagle Books. Use art in displays for health fairs and other events to reinforce Eagle Books type 2 diabetes prevention messages.
Physical Activity Kit
Department of Health & Human Services, Indian Health Service
The PAK is based on best and promising practices to increase physical activity. The PAK toolkit can be used in schools, communities, worksites, Head Start programs, elderly centers, and youth programs. The goal is to increase the time American Indians and Alaskan Natives spend in medium to high physical activity for all ages across the lifespan. While the activities have been field tested to be culturally appropriate for Native communities, others might find PAK useful in their community.
Interested in contributing content to the FDPIR Sharing Gallery? Send your recipes, photos, nutrition education materials, and other resources to USDAFoods@usda.gov.
We facilitated the development of this sharing gallery. Materials placed here do not reflect the policies of FNS, and we don't conduct thorough reviews of materials submitted for placement here.