Nutrition Education
Helping Healthy Habits Take Root.
Healthy choices begin with knowledge, confidence, and opportunity. Through hands-on learning, school partnerships, and community programs, Project Healthy Kids helps children and families build lifelong connections to healthy food.
Learning That Lasts a Lifetime
Healthy habits grow through curiosity, confidence, and experience.
Whether it’s planting a garden, preparing a meal, or discovering a new favorite vegetable, hands-on learning helps children build confidence and curiosity around healthy food. By making nutrition education engaging and accessible, we’re helping create healthier communities one generation at a time.
How We Inspire Healthy Living
WV FED UP
Young people have the power to shape healthier schools and stronger communities.
WV FED UP empowers middle and high school students to lead wellness initiatives through school gardens, hydration stations, nutrition advocacy, and peer engagement.
Highlights:
- Nutrition advocacy
- Leadership development
- Student-led wellness initiatives
- School gardens
Project Healthy Plate
Healthy choices start at home and in the community.
Project Healthy Plate helps children, families, and community members build practical nutrition knowledge through engaging education, local food awareness, and hands-on experiences.
Highlights:
- Family engagement
- Community nutrition education
- Healthy cooking skills
- Local food awareness
School Cook Training
Healthy school meals begin with the people who prepare them.
Project Healthy Kids provides hands-on training that equips school nutrition professionals with the skills and confidence to prepare fresh, nutritious meals that students enjoy.
Highlights:
- Professional development
- Healthier school meal programs
- Scratch cooking techniques
- Fresh recipe development
Why It Matters
Nutrition education is about more than learning what’s healthy—it’s about creating opportunities for healthier lives.
When children understand where food comes from, feel confident trying new foods, and develop lifelong healthy habits, those lessons extend far beyond the classroom. They influence families, strengthen communities, and inspire future generations to make informed choices that support lifelong wellbeing.
Every lesson planted today helps grow a healthier tomorrow.
Inspire the Next Generation
Creating healthier communities starts with education. Together, we can expand opportunities for children and families to learn, grow, and build lifelong healthy habits.
