Accessing Nutritious Food in Anderson County

In response to many teens' lack of basic living skills, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension provided county youth simple cooking lessons. Once a month for four months, local youth participated in the program "Kids in the Kitchen." During this time ten youth were taught how to prepare healthy meals. These meals included festive foods, breakfast foods, quick breads, and fun snacks. Participants learned to make new foods and learned important kitchen skills including how to correctly measure, how to use a knife, food safety, and nutritious meal-planning. Post test results showed that 100% of kids started helping with meals at home and even prepared what they had learned for their families. They also reported that they learned how to measure correctly and how to handle a knife.

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