FDPIR Sharing Gallery: Handouts

Cooking Matters Handouts

The Cooking Matters campaign is helping end childhood hunger by inspiring families to make healthy, affordable food choices. Their programs teach parents and caregivers with limited food budgets to shop for and cook healthy meals – building a world where healthy eating choices are available for everyone. The following resources, available from Cooking Matters curricula, provide easy-to-understand information about sugars and fats.

• Cut Back on Added Sugar
• Know Your Fats

Most recipes do not need to be followed exactly, and can be adjusted based on what’s in season, what you have on hand, taste preferences, ingredients on sale, and healthier cooking methods. Use the following recipe frameworks to make delicious meals that work for you.

• Recipe Frameworks

Lesson Plan: Keeping Your Heart Healthy

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Developed by the Indian Health Service (IHS), this handout provides an overview of how to live a heart healthy lifestyle.

What's the Big Deal About Whole Grains?

Department of Health & Human Services, Indian Health Service, Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention
Educational tool for teens and preteens. Includes a quiz with answers.

Lesson Plan: My Native Plate

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Developed by the Indian Health Service (IHS) My Native Plate is a nutrition education tool that uses a plate as a guide to show balanced meals with reasonable portion sizes for traditional foods.

From Crazy to Control

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
This handout developed by the Indian Health Service (IHS) features the testimony of a Native American woman and the changes she made to improve her health and wellness.

FDPIR Infographics

United States Department of Agriculture
This trio of infographics shares key data points about FDPIR. Learn how many households include children or elderly members, how the FDPIR food package compares to the average American diet, how nutrition education is changing the ways program participants cook and eat, and more!

Easy Steps to Prevent Food Waste

United States Department of Agriculture
Each year, the average American family of four loses $1,500 to uneaten food. USDA offers a range of advice to help Americans reduce food waste, which in turn increases household food budgets and makes nutritious diets more affordable. Download this infographic and share these easy steps to reduce food waste at home.