Success StoryConfidence in Cooking



Confidence in Cooking

Author: Rachel Wright

Planning Unit: Rockcastle County CES

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

According to the Center for Nutrition Studies, teaching kids to cook helps them do basic math (measuring), teaches patience, teaches the value of money, and most importantly it creates opportunities to talk about healthy choices in their diets.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Assistant in Rockcastle County, Kentucky provided a 6 day program at the Rockcastle County Middle School using the Teen Cuisine curriculum with 8th grade students. 25 students participated in the program. Each day students participated in making a recipe that required measuring wet and dry ingredients. The goal was to increase the confidence of the students in measuring and following recipes.  

At the post evaluation, 68% of students reported they were more confident in using measuring cups and spoons. The students demonstrated an improvement in their abilities to follow recipes and measuring accurately and precisely.  






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