Author: Marsha Hagler
Planning Unit: Nelson County CES
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
Plan of Work: Family & Consumer Sciences Education; Food Preparation, Preservation & Nutrition
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
A foundation of nutrition knowledge, skills and competencies in topics such as food safety, handling and preparation, cooking methods and techniques, feeding practices, food science, and food systems are essential to changing dietary behaviors. With the increased trend of chronic disease and obesity in Kentucky, individuals, families, and communities need tools and environments that support healthful dietary decisions.
The Nelson County Cooperative Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences delivered a monthly Cooking through the Calendar lunch and learn session. During these sessions, the agent utilized the Kentucky Nutrition Education Program Calendar recipes and resources to deliver an educational program that included a demonstration of the preparation and cooking of the recipe and nutrition and food safety tips.
The program was open to the public. Participants could participate in one or all of the sessions.
After participating in 1 or more Cooking Through the Calendar sessions, 80% of the participants indicated that they had prepared one or more of the recipes at home.
Participants indicated making the following behavior changes as a result of the program:
Participants indicated that the valued the program for the following reasons:
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