Cook Together, Eat TogetherMajor Program

878

Total Hours

Contributed.

2238

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

0

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

72

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals who reported preparing more healthy home-cooked meals

1212

Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods

1753

Number of individuals who adopted one or more practices to reduce food shopping costs (e.g. comparing prices, planning meals, making shopping lists)

1506

Stories

Cook Together Eat Together

An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Healthy eating habits may not be as easy as the old saying suggests, but the core message holds true: maintaining a healthy diet is crucial for overall health. However, many face challenges in adopting healthy eating habits, whether due to socioeconomic barriers, lack of culinary skills, or insufficient nutritional knowledge.Ethan Ritter, M.D. observed that many patients could benefit from improved nutritional education. He connected with UK HealthCares Hea...

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Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Family Time in the Kitchen

    In a seven-week program, 6 Oldham County limited resource families, with a total of 22 participants, learned how to prepare healthier meals together at home. The Oldham County Expanded Food and Nutrit... Read More

  • Cook Together Eat Together

    Eating more fruits and vegetables is a critical behavior for health promotion and disease prevention. Despite the importance of eating more produce, it is also one of the most difficult eating behavio... Read More

  • Cook with Me- family Cooking Series

    Children are being raised in homes where traditional cooking skills are not being taught to our next generations. Our culture and fast paced society does not lend to family meal time and time spent te... Read More

  • Cook Together, Eat Together

    A social marketing program to promote healthier, home-cooked family meals, Cook Together, Eat Together, was offered at the Laurel County Cooperative Extension Office multiple times throughout the year... Read More

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