Success StoryCooking Through the Calendar
Cooking Through the Calendar
Author: Carolina Robles
Planning Unit: Jefferson County CES
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Plan of Work: Making proactive choices for a healthier life
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
The problem: Seniors need more culinary skills and healthier foods that are accessible to them. Seniors lack nutritional knowledge in regard to "how to eat a balanced meal", or knowing what the different food groups consist of.
The educational program response: This program teaches hands on cooking classes very month to a Senior Group. Each class we focus on different sets of skills needed in the kitchen, and cover subjects such as MyPlate, Meal Prepping, How to save at the grocery store, and many more.
The participants/target audience: Seniors over 60 years of age in independent living center
Other partners (if applicable); Farrington Apartments Senior Independent living Center
Program impact or participant response: To give seniors the tools they need to know how to make a healthier and more nutritious meal, along with cooking tips, how to coupon, how to meal prep, knife skills, MyPlate, exercises and much more.
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