Millennial's are now the largest, most diverse living generation in the United States. Market analysis has shown that this generation is demanding healthier, fresher food and while spending less on food at home. However, millennial's spend less time on food prep, presentation, and clean-up. Millennial's purchase more ready-to-eat foods, many Millennial's reported buying some form of prepared food within the last 7 days.

SNAP Education Program Assistant began nutrition classes at Pathways. It was apparent in the beginning that a few participants were leery of being in the kitchen. One participant was not comfortable being around anyone using a knife, she would step to the side of the kitchen. Each week we prepared a new dish and reinforced basic kitchen skills.

Upon completion of the series, this participant was comfortable not only being near when a knife was used, but by doing some slicing and dicing of her very own. This new confidence encouraged her to prepare more meals for herself at home, and with that she was consuming less take-out and more fresh fruits and vegetables.

*Data Source: USDA Food Purchase Decisions of Millennial Households Compared to Other Generations