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Cooking for Life
Cooking for Life classes are designed to improve food security for families with limited budgets.
In a series of six classes, 10-15 participants receive instruction in meal planning, budgeting, shopping, and cooking from area chefs and nutrition professionals. At the end of each class, participants take home free ingredients to make the recipes at home.
This hands-on approach creates an immediate impact for families, as noted by a recent graduate, “What I liked best about the class was how eating better carried over into my home life. The recipes were healthy, easy to follow, and tasted great!”
Since Cooking for Life began in 1999, there have been hundreds of series serving over 4,000 Vermonters.
Cooking for Life consists of three programs in order to meet the needs of a diverse audience: low-income parents, at-risk youth, and at-risk teens transitioning into independent living. Graduates are:
- Consuming more fruits, vegetables, grains, and calcium-containing foods
- Preparing more meals from scratch
- Learning how best to budget food dollars and plan healthier meals
Check out a sampling of easy, nutritious, printer-friendly recipes from the Cooking for Life Program!
Learn more in our CFL Brochure (.pdf). The program is a collaboration of the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger and the University of Vermont Extension’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Cooking for Life is always looking for volunteer chefs and Host Organizations. Volunteers are also needed to go food shopping, provide childcare, and prepare ingredients for class. If you are interested, please contact Rebecca O'Reilly, Nutrition Education Coordinator, at . |
