Success StoryCollege Age Students learn Life Lessons



College Age Students learn Life Lessons

Author: Cathy Fellows

Planning Unit: Boone County CES

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Many young adults in Kentucky practice poor nutrition skills. They tend to choose quick fix processed foods, microwave meals and fast food as their main sources of meals. The Nutrition Education Program Making Healthy Choices- College Age Series at Boone County’s Enrichment Centers Cooking Lab, taught participants how they can prepare simple, low cost, healthy meals.

Participants commented on how “easy it was to prepare”, and how much “fun they had enjoying learning how to cook.” After the first class another participant said “they cooked a meal every day last week using the recipes and reinforcements tools given from the previous class.” 

In addition to the Nutrition Education Program reinforcements that are given with each lesson taught, the participants were given their own recipe book with simple, easy to make, healthy recipes.  A participant said “they were sad to see this class end, but look forward to using the (reinforcement) tools and trying some of the recipes from the cook book with their friends and family”.







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