Youth sometimes lose knowledge over the course of summer vacation. To prevent youth from forgetting the nutrition information they gained during the school year the Senior Nutrition Education Program Assistant created a plan to have a hands-on cooking club for the youth of Wolfe County.  Information from Leap, and Discover My Plate were delivered to youth ages 6-9 during a three-day cooking camp called “Sprouts Cooking Club.”

              Youth were taught about handwashing, food safety, knife skills and safety, food groups, and how to be safe in the kitchen. A total of seven youth attended the three-day camp. Of those 100% said they would prepare healthy snacks at home, 100% said they would eat more vegetables. One youth stated, “I am so happy I came to the cooking club because I can prepare foods and snacks for me and my daddy.” All seven youth were impacted by the Sprouts Cooking Club and want to attend the next one.