Basic life skills go mostly untaught in classrooms, so high school youth are sometimes on their own to figure out how to live successfully in the world as adults. To address this problem in Wolfe County, the Nutrition Education Assistant at the Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service partnered with the Community Education Coordinator to deliver a program for youth in high school using the Teen Cuisine curriculum. The curriculum is designed to help youth become self-sufficient in the kitchen while learning life skills that will last a life time. Youth who participated learned basic cooking skills such as knife skills, using correct cooking and measuring techniques, to choose healthy foods and snacks, to read food labels, and to use safe food handling practices. After completing the program the youth reported that they had the confidence of choosing healthy foods over junk food, and that they learned smart cooking skills that they can use while at college in a dorm room. One youth participant stated, “I have the skills to make a healthy snack like salsa while studying for an exam instead of foods that are high in fat like chips and cookies.” Another youth participant stated, “While purchasing things for my dorm room I will include a blender so that I can make healthy smoothie drinks for my roommate and myself.” The Community Education coordinator saw an increase in the youth choosing to carrying water bottles around instead of pop bottles.