Success StoryRecipes For Life



Recipes For Life

Author: Kacy Wiley

Planning Unit: Bourbon County CES

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Outcome: Initial Outcome

The Nutrition Education Program Assistant worked with the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent to conduct Recipes for Life in Bourbon County. All 5th-grade students in the community attended this event. The 287 students received a hands-on educational experience to teach important life skills. Over 50 volunteers from the community helped teach how to use a knife, food safety, measuring, basic kitchen safety, table manners, and much more. The NEP Assistant provided information on MyPlate and food groups.


This is a great event in which the students can prepare food for everyone in attendance. There are 12 different recipes, and each group is responsible for preparing enough of their food dish for all to have a taste. This is an event where students leave with a great sense of pride and confidence in their ability in the kitchen. All students are given a recipe book, measuring tools, cutting mats, an apron, and a drawstring bag. One teacher commented “This is such a great program. They are so excited to attend. Many of them have heard about this from older relatives/friends, so it has become a rite of passage for them to get to do this.”






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