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Cooking Matters: Maternal Nutrition Education Project

The Maternal Nutrition Education Project is a FREE Cooking Matters class taught by MU Extension, funded by Missouri Medicaid Managed Care Organizations. It's a series of 6 classes (one class/week) that allow you to cook alongside instructors from your own home. The virtual instruction is provided live to a small group with the opportunity to interact with the instructor and other participants. This class is for pregnant Missouri Medicaid participants who have been referred by their case managers. If you are not a pregnant Missouri Medicaid member, please visit the MU Extension Cooking Matters website.

The class provides:

  • Virtual cooking instruction, offered late afternoon/evening
  • Free groceries to prepare each recipe that are delivered to your home

The benefits of participating include:

  • Free groceries to prepare each recipe
  • Learn new recipes and strategies to cook for picky eaters
  • End each class with a prepared dish for your family’s meal
  • Learn tips for stretching your food dollar

Check NEP eligibility here:

Register for the following classes:

On Thursdays, April 9th – May 14th
5:30–6:30 p.m.
Register for the Thurs 4/9–5/14 series

On Mondays, April 27th – June 8th
5:30–6:30 p.m.
Register for the Mon 4/27–6/8 series

Questions?

Email the Maternal Health Nutrition Education Project team for more information.

Funding and referrals for this program are provided by our partners:

Home State Health logo United Healthcare Community Plan logo Healthy Blue logo Show Me Healthy Kids logo