RECRUIT NUTRITION CURRICULUM

Curriculum Outline            

Pricing

Results

• Reduce hydration related injury and rhabdomyolysis (in 6 recruit classes at MCFRS).
• Favorable body composition changes - including an average loss of 1.5% body fat, 6.1 pounds, and 1.0 inches off the waist.

Goals

• Provide tools for flexible, realistic healthy eating throughout recruit class and career.
• Empower recruits to become proactive in their own health and wellness.
• Encourage rational, evidence-based decisions when it comes to nutrition fads and trends.

Presentations (via Zoom or Teams)

• Preparing for the Academy (30 min)
• Nutrition 101 & Supplement Safety (60 min)
• Nutrition & Resilience (60 min)
• Nutrition in the Firehouse (60 min)

PRESENTATIONS & INSERVICES

30-60 minutes of presentations tailored to your department  

• ​Healthy-ish Eating for Firefighters
  • Police & Dispatch versions
• Performance Nutrition
  • Discuss performance nutrition specific to job-related tasks and pre/post exercise. 
• Suppressing Firefighter Health Risks
  • Discuss nutrition modifications for injury management, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, acid reflux, cancer, mental health, and sleep disturbances/apnea.
• Meal Prep 101
  • Provide strategies and recipes for on-the-go meal prep.
• Nutrition Myths 
  • Evaluate nutrition myths and claims.
• Healthy Holidays
  • Strategize how to eat healthier around the holidays, while still enjoying family, friend, and shift parties.