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Cooking on a Budget this Thanksgiving
Recipes from the Cooking for Life Program
November 11, 2009 (Burlington, VT) – Want to prepare a healthy meal this Thanksgiving, but need to stick to a budget? Try these easy recipes from the Cooking for Life Program, a partnership of the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger and UVM Extension’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program.
Since 1999, Cooking for Life has successfully provided hands-on cooking and nutrition education to over 4,000 Vermonters on tight budgets. 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
“The goal of Cooking for Life is to empower parents and youth to make healthy choices,” says Rebecca O’Reilly, Nutrition Education Coordinator of the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger. “With increased skills in nutrition and low-cost meal preparation, families can stretch food dollars further and feel good about providing healthy options for their families.”
Linked recipes and photos are available for one-time publication. For photo files, more information, or to visit a class, please contact Rebecca O’Reilly at the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger at 865-0255 or .
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Cooking for Life is a collaboration of the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger and University of Vermont Extension’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, (EFNEP). The program provides parents with educational information as well as hands on experience so that they can learn how to make healthy choices and prepare affordable meals. During the six-week course, parents learn practical information about budgeting, shopping, and healthy cooking techniques. Parents take an active role in the classes by preparing healthy meals in the kitchen, and then taking home the recipes along with necessary ingredients so that they can share the experience with their families.
About the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger: The Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger is a statewide nonprofit organization that works with state agencies and community groups to develop sustainable hunger solutions. Since 1993 the Campaign’s outreach programs have substantially enhanced Vermont’s nutrition safety net and increased access to nutritious foods.
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