Success Story2022-23 Cooking through the Calendar with Youth
2022-23 Cooking through the Calendar with Youth
Author: Peggy Jones
Planning Unit: Rowan County CES
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Plan of Work: Health for Youth, Adults and Families
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
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, they will be more likely to eat healthier as adults, and build self-confidence. (Cooking With Your Children; Web MD; May 30, 2008.) Rowan County Food Service students are learning new techniques and foods by Cooking in the Calendar, so far dishes such as Sweet Potato Nachos and rice dishes have been introduce to 15 youth, for a new way of cooking with a twist on better nutrition.
100% tried the new dishes
80 % enjoyed the flavors
65% discussed preparing these dishes at home
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