Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Curriculum

Grade 3-5

Students strengthen decision-making and critical thinking by exploring how food is grown, prepared, and influenced by media and advertising. They use sensory analysis, hands-on math and science, and cultural connections to discover new flavors and understand nutrition. Learning extends into the cafeteria through initiatives like Planet Protectors, promoting healthy eating and reducing food waste.

Full curriculum

• The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Nutrition Curriculum: Grades 3 to 5

Lesson 1 Materials

• Fruit and Vegetable Pledge
• Fill Your Plate with Healthy Foods Everyday
• Fruit and Vegetable Reference List-for Teachers
• MyPlate Crossword Puzzle
• MyPlate Poster
• Tasting Passport

Lesson 2 Materials

• A Variety of Fruits and Veggies Each Day (Girl Jumping)
• Catch a Rainbow Everyday! (Poster)
• The Color Chart & Color Sheets
• Fruit and Veggie Variety
• Fruit Fun Talk Activity and Answer Key
• Fruit and Veggie Color Tracker
• Get Mixed Up and Moving
• MyPlate Mini Poster
• Tasting Passport

Lesson 3 Materials

• A Variety of Fruits and Veggies Each Day (Girl Jumping)
• Fiber Fun
• Fruit and Vegetable Serving Size Picture Cards
• Fruit and Veggie Fill-ins 
• Fruit and Veggie Fill-ins Answer Key
• Helping Hands Portion Sizes
• My Fruit Diary/My Vegetable Diary
• Name that Fruit and Answer Key
• What Counts as One Cup of Fruit?
• What Counts as One Cup of Vegetables?
• Tasting Passport

Lesson 4 Materials

• Fruit and Vegetable Scavenger Hunt
• Fruit and Vegetable Scavenger Hunt Answer Key
• Fruit and Vegetable Reference List-for Teachers
• My Favorite Fruit or Vegetable
• Tasting Passport

Lesson 5 Materials

• Where do Fruits and Vegetables Grow?
• Market Math
• Market Math Answer Key
• Plant Parts We Eat
• Plant Parts We Eat Answer Key
• Santa Cruz Farms Letter
• Santa Cruz Farms Questions
• Tops and Bottoms Read Aloud Video
• You Are What You Eat
• Tasting Passport

Lesson 6 Materials

• Add up the Ads
• Fruit and Veggie Rhymes 
• Fruit and Veggie Rhymes Answer Key
• Fruit and Veggie Trivia Challenge
• Fruit and Veggie Trivia Challenge Answer Key
• Kitchen Calculations
• Kitchen Calculations Answer Key
• Persuasive Messaging Examples
• The 5 Food Groups: Make Healthy Choices
• Top 10 Reasons to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
• Tasting Passport

Lesson 7 Materials

• Food Systems Cards
• Fruit Fractions
• Fruit Fractions Answer Key
• Planet Protectors Challenge
• Tops and Bottoms Read Aloud Video
• Tasting Passport

Lesson 8 Materials

• Coloring Sheets
• Fruit Riddles
• Fruit Riddles Answer Key
• Fruit and Veggie Fun
• Fruit and Veggie Fun Answer Key
• Tally the Votes Pictograph
• Vegetable Riddles
• Vegetable Riddles Answer Key
• Tasting Passport

Lesson 9 Materials

• Family Food Traditions Interview
• Tasting Passport