Success StoryCook Together, Eat Together



Cook Together, Eat Together

Author: Hazel Jackson

Planning Unit: Rockcastle County CES

Major Program: Cook Together, Eat Together

Plan of Work: Snap Ed, LEAP, Farmers Market, Senior Nutrition

Outcome: Initial Outcome

     During the Spring and Fall of 2019, 3 seperate sessions of Cook Together / Eat Together was offered by the Rockcastle County FCS program.  The FCS agent lead the food preparation sessions and taught the basic skills to the youth in the program.   Each session of the program had 6 dinner socials.   A total of 22 youth, (accompanied by 16 adults) participated in the programs.  21 of the youth earned their cookbooks by attending at least 3 of the 6 sessions of the program;  In post-tests 75% of the youth reported eating more healthy meals. 90% of the youth reported that they had tried a new food.   One parent reported that her child had always refused to try eggs; during the session on breakfast, the child tried and liked frittatas.






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