The Richmond Teen Center is an after school program for middle and high school students. The Madison County Cooperative Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Assistant taught student’s nutrition classes. In class students became more aware of healthier meal and snack choices, food safety practices and preparation, basic measuring and reading recipes.  As part of a lean protein lesson participants prepared and enjoyed their own omelets.

As a result, of one hundred percent of students gained knowledge of healthier foods and improved their ability to prepare them for friends, family and themselves.