Kids in the Kitchen
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Karen Elliott
Karen Nissen
Christine Dewberry
Candance Gabel
Barbara Willenberg
Third edition updated by
Ellen Schuster
An updated summer and after-school program for kids ages 6 to 15 years that uses USDA's MyPlate.
Kids in the Kitchen encourages young people to eat healthier meals and snacks as a result of hands-on cooking experiences. Youth participants learn to prepare simple, healthy foods they can make for themselves and their family members.
Kids in the Kitchen contains classroom materials for three age levels:
- Level A
6- to 9-year-olds
- Level B
10- to 12-year-olds
- Level C
13- to 15-year-olds
Each lesson includes kid-friendly handouts such as recipes and tips for how to use kitchen equipment safely.
Kids in the Kitchen is a cooperative project with Kansas State University's Kids a Cookin' program. Get Kids a Cookin' videotapes.
For more information
- Email Ellen Schuster
FNEP Curriculum and Staff Training Coordinator
Department of Nutritional Sciences
College of Human Environmental Sciences
Keywords
- Cooking
- Nutrition
- Healthy
- Food
- Choices
- Safety
- Physical activity
Pages
N800, revised February 2006