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Veggie Van Educational Intervention

Working with our partners, we developed a nutritional curriculum that can be delivered in short interactions when customers were waiting to pick-up their shares. Monthly themes included eating local and in season, reading food labels, healthy substitutions, using MyPlate, cutting out sugar, and weekly lessons built upon the theme for the month.

We also recommend customers receive weekly newsletters that reinforce the lesson of the week and feature a seasonal "produce of the week." Recipes and cooking demonstrations (when offered) should be centered around the produce of the week. Newsletters may also include information about the current Veggie Van sites and hours, program policy changes or special events, and share contents for the week.
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While all mobile markets may not have the capacity to offer their own nutrition education, we recommend using volunteers or partnering with a local health department, cooperative extension, or SNAP-Ed program to offer this service at least 1-2 times per month.
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  • Home
  • Toolkit
    • Sign Up for Toolkit Access
    • Veggie Van Model >
      • Veggie Van Food Access Intervention
      • Veggie Van Educational Intervention
      • Theory and Conceptual Model
    • Program History >
      • Background & Formative Work
      • Pilot Phase
      • Program Expansion Phase
      • Lessons Learned
      • Research Study Phase
    • Running a Mobile Market >
      • Assess Interest
      • Create Partnerships
      • Develop Market Model >
        • Food Sourcing
        • Customers and Pricing
        • Vehicles and Equipment Resources >
          • Choose a Vehicle
          • Retrofit a Vehicle
          • Supplies and Equipment
      • Working with Host Sites >
        • Site Recruitment
        • Community Engagement >
          • Customer Newsletter
        • Social Media Marketing >
          • Connect with your target audience
          • Make a plan and assess results
          • Available Resources for Social Media
      • Launch the Program >
        • Operations and Logistics >
          • Staffing
          • Food Procurement
          • Mobile Market Set-up
        • Educational Materials >
          • Produce Information
          • Nutrition Curriculum >
            • Snacks
            • Healthy Fats, Healthy Heart
            • Making Meals Go Further
            • Eating Local & In Season
            • Choose MyPlate
            • Fruits & Veggies Matter​
            • Choosing Healthy Proteins
            • Food Labels
            • Whole Grains
            • What's for Breakfast?
            • Cut Out The Sugar​
            • Healthy Substitutions
            • Activity Bank
          • Recipes
      • Research Partner Resources >
        • Communication with Research Sites
        • 2020 Partner Training
        • Newsletter Resources
        • Partner Materials
    • COVID-19 Resouces
    • Webinar Series
  • Research
    • Publications & Reports
    • Previous Research >
      • Program Outcomes
    • Current Research >
      • The Veggie Van Study
      • Veggie Van Partners
  • MM Summit
    • 2023 Summit
    • 2022 Summit
    • 2021 Summit >
      • 2021 Summit Presentations
    • 2020 Summit >
      • 2020 Summit Overview
      • 2020 Summit Agenda
      • 2020 Summit Presentations
      • 2020 Summit Organizers
    • 2019 Summit >
      • 2019 Mobile Market Summit
      • 2019 Summit Survey
  • Latest News
    • Opportunities
    • Newsletter
  • Contact
    • About Us >
      • Press