Cooking Matters for Kids
Share Our Strength CA
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SNAP-Ed Connection
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/cooking-matters
Description
Cooking Matters for Kids teaches children in 3rd through 5th grade how to prepare healthy meals and snacks and to make smart choices wherever they go – at school, at home, at the store, or out to eat.
Virtual components have been added.
Source:
Share Our Strength
CA contact The Food Trust: cookingmatters@thefoodtrust.org
Link:
https://learning.thefoodtrust.org/cooking-matters/
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Virtual Delivery notes:
Lessons have been adapted for virtual lessons.
Virtual option available - Cooking Matters at Home - Kids
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6 lessons
2 hours
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