Teen Cuisine

SNAP Education assists youth in acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behavior necessary for nutritionally sound diets, and to contribute to their personal development and nutritional well-being.  Teen Cuisine curriculum was presented to a group of teens in an after school program held at the local library over the course of several weeks. Topics discussed were reading labels, food safety, kitchen terminology, just to name a few. Many of the teens enjoyed the classes, but were also confident of their skills obtained, as soon they would be living on their own. The teens were exposed to foods they had never tasted and learned that healthy eating can also be delicious. After completing nutrition education lessons, survey results show that youth improved in the following ways:

• 100% of youth ate whole grains more frequently
• 83% of youth ate vegetables more frequently
• 83% of youth put foods back in the refrigerator more often within 2 hours
• 83% of youth washed vegetables and fruits more often before eating them
• 83% of youth increased the number of days they were physically active for at least 1 hour