Nutrition Explorer: Food Group Goodness Box

What’s Included

• New & Exciting Recipes: Discover quick and easy recipes designed for little hands to make and little mouths to love, including Minestrone Soup, Chickpea Salad, and Corn and Black Bean Quesadillas. Find tips for incorporating all five food groups in each one!

• 4-Part Activity Booklet: Build on your knowledge of the five food groups, brush up on nutrition tools, taste and rate new food, and learn how to examine ingredient lists.

• Food Group Activity Pages: Extend learning and fun with a food group coloring page, maze, and matching game.

• Step-by-Step Parent’s Guide: Follow step-by-step instructions for guiding your child through the included activities to make the most of their nutrition journey and your time together.

• Detective Hat & Magnifying Glass: Your child will become an official Nutrition Explorer, investigating nutrition labels like a real detective with the included detective hat and magnifying glass.

• Food Pyramid Puzzle: Work together building a food pyramid puzzle to learn about this important nutrition tool in a fun and engaging way.

• MyPlate Place Setting: Help kids explore the portions of a balanced plate with this tactile model they’ll fill in with stickers.

• Food Stickers: Use these food stickers to fill your MyPlate, creating a healthy, balanced plate.

*No actual food included.

Food Group Goodness: Your First Step to Healthy and Happy

This is the first box in the Nutrition Explorer 12-Month Program, making it the first step in your child’s journey to their healthiest, happiest future. Through playing, cooking, and investigating, your child will learn what the five food groups are, how we can use them to influence healthy choices, and that choosing what goes into our bodies matters every day. Taking control of your family’s nutrition starts with knowledge—and it’s all in here!

What You’ll Explore This Month:

• Discover the 5 food groups: Build on your knowledge of the five food groups and how each one helps us learn, play, and grow. 

• Find your favorite foods from each group: Taste and rate foods from the 5 food groups in this month’s tasting station. Plus, explore yummy recipes using foods from each group. 

• Compare nutrition tools: Brush up on nutrition tools as you learn about US food charts and food charts around the world. Strategize healthy eating at home using your food pyramid puzzle and MyPlate place setting.

• Investigate ingredient lists in your kitchen: Using your new detective tools, learn how to examine ingredient lists on your favorite foods and make the best choices for you and your body. 

More About the Nutrition Explorer Program          

The Nutrition Explorer 12-Month Program is an immersive nutrition guide for kids and families that mixes hands-on culinary exploration with fun STEM activities, turning abstract nutrition lessons into tangible learning for the whole family.

Each box presents a unique nutrition topic, explored through interactive lessons, hands-on fun, and delicious recipes. Every month, a 4-part curriculum booklet provides an engaging overview, fun facts, a tasting station challenge, and a nutrition expedition investigation. An included parent’s guide makes it easy to teach every lesson, and the recipes and hands-on activities bring all the learning to life. 

Why Parents Love It:

• Empowers kids to make healthy choices

• Provides easy-to-follow, memorable learning experiences

• Fulfills homeschool requirements and is available with ESA funds

Why Schools Love It:

• Lesson plans and materials are all included

• Hands-on option for pod schools and micro-school co-ops

• Makes after-school enrichment easy and delicious