Success StoryKitchen Skills with High School Students Adulting 101



Kitchen Skills with High School Students Adulting 101

Author: Sandra Kennedy

Planning Unit: Clark County CES

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

A group of high school students attended a Workshop on Adulting 101 hosted by Clark County 4-H intern featuring knife safety, hand washing and reading a recipe.

 

Teen Cuisine Curriculum was introduced to all student of the workshop. We split them into teams where they worked together to prepare several recipes that included.

 

Team 1: Colorful Coleslaw, learning grating, chopping, and peeling.

 

Team 2: Chicken Nuggets, learning food safety, knife safety, using a meat thermometer, and keeping your work area free from cross contamination.

 

Team 3: Oven Baked French Fries, washing potatoes, using a chef’s knife, pre-heating the oven and sanitizing your area.


As they came together to share what they had prepared, they had these quotes:

  “l learned to make nuggets”

 “I learned to cook French fries, so they aren’t limp like noodle fries”

“I learned to prepare a meal, which included knife skills, food safety and to pre-pare and cook certain vegetables.

 

They are looking forward to the next “ Adulting 101 Workshop”.






Stories by Sandra Kennedy


Moving Toward Good Nutrition in Recovery

about 2 months ago by Sandra Kennedy

Getting the proper nutrition in a recovery center can be difficult when you cantchoose the foods tha... Read More


Meeting Nutritional Needs in After Care

about 7 months ago by Sandra Kennedy

The After Care staff had some concerns about the sugary snacks and drinks they were consuming. The l... Read More


Stories by Clark County CES


4-H Capitol Experience

4-H Capitol Experience

about 1 months ago by Aubrey Lawson

In a 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, one in four youth were unable to name the th... Read More


2023 Recipes for Life

2023 Recipes for Life

about 4 months ago by Shonda Johnston

Clark County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent collaborated with the counselors and FRC a... Read More