For Providers:
Nutrition and FIM Education Resources
Health care providers consistently report inadequate nutrition training during medical school and residency programs. The following resources are designed to support providers’ continuing education as it relates to nutrition and FIM.
Food is Medicine 101: Translating Evidence to Action
Tufts Food is Medicine Institute continuing education course about the definitions, evidence, applications, and future directions of FIM (1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™)
Food as Medicine for Type 2 Diabetes Remission
ACLM continuing education course about the role of nutrition in diabetes care (3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™)
2026 Nutrition CME: What Every Clinician Needs to Know
Gaples Institute clinician toolkit: actionable nutrition science, patient resources, and implementation strategies (4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™)
Addressing Stigma and Staff Beliefs
PHMI module to recognize stigma and bias in clinical settings
Developed in collaboration with HealthBegins under a Tufts University award from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan.
For Patients:
Healthy Eating Resources
Providing patients with print or digital nutrition education resources can help them achieve personal health goals, including greater self-efficacy, improved nutrition knowledge, enhanced cooking and shopping skills, and better disease management. Ensure that resources are provided in patients’ preferred language.
Healthy Eating with Type 2 Diabetes
Kaiser Permanente Center for Healthy Living visual guide to support portion sizes and ingredient choices for patients with type 2 diabetes
Add More Vegetables to Your Day
Kaiser Permanente Center for Healthy Living list of ten tips to help patients consume more vegetables
ACLM Culinary Medicine Program
Comprehensive online library of practical cooking videos, delicious recipes, and healthy eating handouts
Tufts Healthy Food Guide
Food is Medicine Institute resource for rating foods based on their nutritional value, ranging from healthy options to those with minimal benefits.
Also available in Spanish.
Cooking to Fit Your Needs
HealthBegins resource to help patients adapt recipes to meet their health conditions, budget, and time constraints
Developed in collaboration with HealthBegins under a Tufts University award from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan.
Basic Cooking Skills
HealthBegins visual guide to help patients improve basic cooking skills
Developed in collaboration with HealthBegins under a Tufts University award from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan.