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Common Threads: Cooking Skills and World Cuisine Program (3-8)

Common Threads

Cooking
Healthy food choices
MyPlate
Nutrition labels
Physical Activity (PA)
Whole grains
Fruits and/or vegetables
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SNAP-Ed Connection

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This curriculum is part of the USDA’s national SNAP-Ed Connection—a one-stop shop for organizations committed to improving nutritional health in their communities.

SNAP-Ed Connection : https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/library/intervention/common-threads-cooking-skills-and-world-cuisine-program

Description

Cooking Skills and World Cuisine is designed to increase nutrition knowledge, culinary skills, liking of vegetables, vegetable consumption, and communication about healthy eating between students and families. Each lesson explores a different country’s cuisine and teaches young chefs how to follow a recipe, prepare and cook ingredients, and leave the kitchen as clean as they found it. Students that have completed the Cooking Skills and World Cuisine program are able to cook a balanced healthy meal that includes whole grains, lean protein, fruits, and vegetables.

Source:
Common Bytes

Link:
https://www.commonthreads.org/programs/

Number of Lessons

10 lessons (3rd-5th grade)
10 lessons (6-8th grade)

Length of Lesson

2 hours

Delivery Method
Series
Languages
English, Spanish
Evidence Based Category
Research Tested
Implementation Details

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