Educated Choices Program

What if disease prevention started long before a patient enters a doctor's office?

This month, our Founder and CEO, Lorena Prieto Mucke, attended FIMCON, where more than 800 leaders from healthcare, research, education, nonprofits, and food systems gathered to explore the growing Food is Medicine movement.

One theme stood out: while many important conversations focus on managing or reversing chronic disease, prevention deserves a larger place in the discussion.

At Educated Choices Program, we believe education is one of the most powerful forms of prevention. By helping students build knowledge, critical-thinking skills, and confidence about food choices, we can empower healthier decisions that may positively impact lives for years to come.

We're grateful to be part of a movement working toward healthier people, healthier communities, and a healthier future.

🐢 Sea turtles have survived for more than 100 million years, but today they face threats unlike any in their history.

50% of marine turtles have ingested plastic or other human rubbish. And the single greatest threat to the survival of many sea turtle populations is incidental capture in fishing gear such as longlines, trawls, and gillnets.

This World Sea Turtle Week and Day, take a moment to learn more about the challenges facing our oceans and the actions we can take to help protect marine life.

🌊 Sea the Impact, our free 15-minute educational video and resource available to preview without an account in English, Spanish, and Portuguese for a limited time. It's a great way to better understand the connections between our food choices, ocean health, and marine ecosystems.

🔗 Watch here: ecprogram.org/watch-si

If you believe ocean education matters, please share this resource with your network of educators, students, families, and ocean advocates. Together, we can inspire informed choices that help create a healthier future for our blue planet.

🎉 ECP is now on Kahoot!

Kahoot is used by hundreds of millions of students worldwide, making it one of the most widely used interactive learning platforms in education today.

By launching our official Kahoot channel, we're expanding access to ECP resources while adding a fun, engaging way for students to test their knowledge and deepen their learning.

Teachers, students, and youth leaders can now explore interactive quizzes based on ECP educational content, covering health, sustainability, food systems, and environmental education.

Ready to give it a try?

📚 Search for Educated Choices Program on Kahoot or visit the link in our bio to explore our growing collection of free quizzes.

Tag an educator, student, or youth program that would love a new way to learn! 👇

We had an amazing time attending Food Health LIVE! Lorena Mucke, CEO, engaged with leaders working across education, public health, and food systems to explore solutions for some of our most pressing challenges.

A particularly impactful session was School Food: Myths, Misunderstandings, Models, & Opportunities with Katie Wilson, Urban School Food Alliance
, which examined how school meal programs can improve health outcomes, support academic success, and strengthen communities by moving beyond common misconceptions and funding myths. Special thank you to the panelists: Spence Medford of The Henry Ford, Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn of Pilot Light, Katie Wilson of Urban School Food Alliance, and Kris De la Torre of Cultivate Collective.

A theme that stood out throughout the discussion was the importance of connecting what students learn about food with the food environments they experience every day. Education and access work best together.

At Educated Choices Program, we see this connection firsthand. When students are provided with credible, science-based food systems and nutrition education, they are better equipped to make informed decisions that can positively impact their health, their communities, and the environment.

Thank you to the panelists for sharing your expertise and insights. Conversations like these help move the field forward and highlight the opportunities ahead for school food and education.

🌊 June is World Ocean Month, with World Oceans Day taking place globally on June 8 🌎🐋

This month is an opportunity to help students explore ocean conservation, sustainability, marine ecosystems, and the powerful connection between human choices and environmental health.

Our new blog explores:
🌊 Why ocean education matters
🐠 World Oceans Day classroom activities
♻️ Sustainability and marine conservation lessons
📚 Free ocean education resources for educators and families
🌍 How students can better understand the connection between food systems, pollution, climate, and ocean health

We’re also excited to share that for a limited time, students and educators can preview our Sea the Impact video in English, Spanish, and Portuguese without creating an account. Go to our homepage and click the pop-up to view now!

Read the new blog and explore free classroom-ready resources at bit.ly/4wRzP2h💙

Celebrate World Oceans Day and World Ocean Month World Oceans Day is celebrated globally each June 8 to inspire ocean conservation, sustainability, and environmental stewardship. Explore classroom-ready ocean education activities, marine ecosystem lessons, and interactive resources to help students better understand biodiversity, pollution, climat...

The Good Food Institute's new Train-the-Trainer program is a free 4-week online course designed for U.S.-based high school STEM educators interested in bringing real-world food innovation into the classroom. The program explores the science behind plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated proteins while connecting topics like biology, chemistry, biotechnology, sustainability, climate, and food security to NGSS-aligned STEM learning.

Participants will:
• Earn 2.0 graduate credits from Adams State University at no cost
• Access classroom-ready lesson plans, labs, and STEM activities
• Learn directly from educators, scientists, and industry leaders
• Explore emerging career pathways in food technology and biotechnology
• Develop a classroom-ready lesson or unit for implementation
• Join a national network of educators advancing food systems education

📅 Applications close June 1, 2026
📢 Participant notifications: Mid-June 2026
🖥️ Course dates: July 6–31, 2026
⏱️ Time commitment: Approximately 7 hours per week
💡 Format: Online with live weekly sessions and self-paced learning
Website: bit.ly/4uB9B2s

At the Educated Choices Program, we’re always encouraged to see more opportunities supporting educators in bringing meaningful, science-based conversations about food systems, sustainability, and innovation into STEM education.