Author: Deborah Shepherd
Major Program: Food Preparation
Small Appliance WorkshopNew, trendy small appliances seem to be coming out on the market at a rapid rate. These are often marketed to consumers to save time, money and energy. These products are often purchased without being fully researched and the consumer is left with a new machine that they do not know how to properly use. This contributes to money invested in a product that is not being used and space that is now being occupied by bulky boxes. In an effort to educate consumers about ne
Author: Julia Wilson
According to the American Heart Association, teaching youth how to prepare their own food will give them a skill they can use for a lifetime. (Cooking With Your Children; Web MD; May 30, 2008.) In the Spring of 2019 the Edmonson County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent was approach by four high school seniors who wished to complete a community service project with the Extension as part of their Honors English Class. Four youth worked with the agent to decide on the project, schedule, plan
Author: Ronda Rex
According to the CDC, “Obesity is a serious concern because it is associated with poorer mental health outcomes, reduced quality of life, and the leading causes of death in the U.S. and worldwide, including diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancer.”With a population of 92,488, Campbell County’s obesity rate is 31% and physical activity rate is 24%. (US Census Bureau) “Good nutrition, physical activity, and a healthy body weight are essential parts o
Author: Alethea Price
Lunch and Learn is a program that the FCS agent started 5 years ago. Originally it was just a nutrition class where participants sampled a recipe from the Food and Nutrition Calendar and talked about different aspects of food preparation. Subjects often covered included food safety, MyPlate, stretching your grocery dollar, food preservation, increasing fruits and vegetables, and more. This class was always well attended. It continued to grow every year.In 2019, the FCS agent decided to update Lu
Author: Ruth Chowning
Cooking programs have been used to promote healthful eating among people of all ages. Children in Bullitt County are taking part in more after-school activities and many parents go straight from work to sports practice, music practice and more. Consequences of this change in family behavior are believed to contribute to increased rates of obesity in children, teen and adults due to unhealthy snacking and lack to family meals prepared at home. The Bullitt County Family and Consumer Science p
Author: Gregg Rentfrow
Field to Fork and Hook and Cook are hunting and fishing programs, respectively, that are taught and promoted by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. We, UK Nutrition Education Program and I, are working with KFW to develop recipe cards for wild game and fish. We are at the beginning of this program, but we are not only developing recipe cards, but are helping KFW to develop more educational programming that could be taught at the county level by agents.
Author: Tamera Magee
Franklin County FCS partnered with the Kings Center, a faith-based, non-profit community center that serves youth from first grade to high school. To promote proper nutrition, the Franklin Co. Agent, along with three community volunteers, offered two days of cooking to children ages 10-14. Encouraged by the youth, the Kings Center staff decided to join in assisting with food preparation. The first part of each day began with an educational component, followed by hands-on
Author: Christin Herbst
The Recipes for Life program began when County Extension Homemakers identified the need to support the development of life skills for youth in the community. Skills such as nutrition education, food preparation, food and kitchen safety, recipe reading, kitchen and cooking organization, and math and science were lacking in our youth. The goal of the program is to teach the necessary skills that lead youth to a better quality of life.For the third year in a row, the Carroll County Coo
Author: Heather Cheek
Over the past 3 years, Mason County FCS has been fulfilling a need of the county for quick, easy, and cost effective cooking classes. As an added bonus, the recipes used in Cooking Through The Calendar are nutritious as well. Mason County FCS uses the recipes in the calendar released yearly by the Kentucky Nutrition Education Program in this program. This program has been offered during the day and at night in an effort to accommodate many people’s schedules. This program is offered at no
Author: Edith Lovett
The Pulaski County Cooperative Extension Service participated in the 3-Day Super Star Chef program, with 20 children in attendance each day. The 20 children included 2 blacks and 2 Chinese. All of the students were taught basic kitchen skills, prepared a recipe each day, and were evaluated the last day to see what skills they could recall. The students were taught food safety, how to use My Plate, using the correct measuring devices, how
Author: Catherine Jansen
During the summer of 2018, the Super Star Chef Program, provided by the University of Kentucky, was conducted in Carroll County. Five young adults taught the class. The Super Star Chef program was coordinated by the FCS Agent and the 4-H Agent in Carroll County.Sixteen (16) youth, between 2nd and 8th grade, participated in the class and completed the pre- and posttests. Of these respondents, ten (10) 62% were female and six (6)37% were male. Three of the participants were Hispanic.Ov
Author: Luke Fries
Nelson County Cooperative Extension clients, youth and adult, seem to possess a strong passion for continuing traditions and learning new things. Thirty years ago, there were several family farms and hogs were one of the largest species of livestock on those farms. Out of necessity, those animals were often harvested and utilized in several ways to provide food for the family. Farmers found many different ways to use the livestock as food, including but not limited to, curing t
Recipes for LifeThe Recipes for Life program began when County Extension Homemakers identified the need to support the development of life skills for youth in the community. Skills such as nutrition education, food preparation, food and kitchen safety, recipe reading, kitchen and cooking organization, and math and science were lacking in our youth. The goal of the program is to teach the necessary skills that lead youth to a better quality of life.For the third year in a roll, the Carroll
Author: Karli Giles
A three-day cooking class was offered to 40 students, ages ranging from 9-13 years old, at North Central 4-H Camp by the Jessamine County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent and Snap-Education Assistant. Over the course of the three days, a variety of skills were taught. Students learned how to read a recipe, how to measure ingredients with the correct measuring tool, and how to use kitchen utensils safely. In addition to learning the basic principles of cooking, students had to work together to
Author: Katherine Alexander
In the Green River Area (including Ohio, McLean, Webster, Daviess and Henderson Counties), an average of 21.7% of families with children were below the poverty level (in each county). In addition, approximately 2,830 grandparents are living with and caring for their grandchildren (source: Building Strong Families 2019 KY County Profiles).To make the best of family budgets and dollars spent on food, the Webster County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent collaborated with the area Extensi
Author: William Crawford
Athletes, including marathon runners, seek high protein healthy dietary options. Like all people though, they also want tasty, often signature cuisine when traveling to cities or states that are known for regional dishes. One such specialty when traveling in our great Commonwealth is the Kentucky Hot Brown. Incredibly tasty, it also unfortunately is packed with carbohydrates and fat. According to the USDA Dietary Allowance, a competitive athlete needs .45 to .72 grams of protei
Author: Kelli Bonifer
A recent survey conducted by an online grocer revealed that 77% of their shoppers would rather prepare meals at home than eat out (Progressive Grocer, 2018.) In efforts to provide food preparation skills, the Jessamine County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent collaborated with the Adair County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent to provide an Electric Pressure Cooker and Air Fryer Class in both of their counties. Data from both classes show that 55 participants were in attendance representing ei
