Accessing Nutritious Food in Pendleton County

The Cooperative Extension Service, in collaboration with other organizations, presented “Recipe for Life,” a family project for 261 fifth-grade students and families using family meals to advance the essential life skills of literacy and nutrition. Students improved social skills by working in small groups and learned to read and prepare recipes. Each student submitted a family recipe and story that was placed in a “Recipe for Life” cookbook. Four months after the project parents attested that the program helped their families reap the lasting benefits of preparing and eating meals together; 53% indicated children were more willing to help in the kitchen, 61% of the children had helped prepare a recipe for their family, and 69% planned more family meals together.

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