Super Star ChefMajor Program

1240

Total Hours

Contributed.

2551

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

0

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

211

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of participants reporting intention to be more physically active

478

Number of participants who reported the intention to spend more time in the kitchen preparing meals

503

Number of participants reporting intention to drink more water and/or drink less soda

473

Number of participants reporting intention to be more physically active

470

Number of participants reporting intention to try new foods

1124

Number of participants reporting intention to eat more fruits

1023

Number of participants

1228

Number of participants reporting intention to eat more vegetables

1048

Stories

Super Star Chef

Nelson County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent collaborated with the Nelson County 4-H Agent, Nelson County Nutrition Education Program Assistant and the Nelson County Homemakers to offer the Superstar Chef Camp program to 18 youth ages 9-12. As described in the curriculum, Superstar Chef is a three-day hands-on cooking and nutrition Cooperative Extension program originally created by Dr. Sandra Bastin. The program was designed to empower limited-resource youths with basic cooking sk...

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Super Star Chef

Stories Behind the Numbers

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  • Super Star Chef Camp

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