Nutrition Camp

Once again the SNAP-Ed assistant and the Family and Consumer Science program assistant has collaborated with the Pike County Fiscal Court for the ‘Let’s Make Pizza’ Nutrition Camp using the Teen Cuisine curriculum.  The site we used this year was Blackberry/McCarr Community Center since transportation can be an issue for some to travel to the Extension office in Pikeville.  

The three (3) day nutrition camp targeted children 9-12 years of age.  Six children enrolled; three female and three male.

The youth learned knife skills, how to measure, proper handwashing, food safety, and how to read a recipe.  They also learned the importance of breakfast and dairy, the consumption of fruits and vegetables, and how protein and grains play a vital part in their lives.

Ninety four percent of the youth improved in diet quality, seventy-five percent improved in food safety practices, while one hundred percent improved in physical activity practices.