Results from these two surveys are compared to measure behavior and attitude changes over the duration of the course, with data compiled for each course upon completion. Groceries are needed for preparing recipes in classes, and for those serving adults or families, a bag of take-home groceries is needed for each household, so they can practice the recipe at home. The average cost for a six-session course is $600, and stipends may be available for courses that primarily serve caregivers of young children. All course graduates are provided with take-home cooking equipment provided by the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance.ĬM curricula include Cooking Matters for Adults, Cooking Matters for Families, Cooking Matters for Parents, Cooking Matters for Childcare Professionals, Cooking Matters Para Adultos, Cooking Matters Para Familias, Cooking Matters for Kids, Cooking Matters for Teens, with locally-developed addenda including CM for Older Adults, Growing My Plate, Take 10 for Teeth, and Nutrition is for Everyone for adults with intellectual disabilities.Īll CM course participants complete pre- and post-course questionnaires to gather demographic data and evaluate current food attitudes and behaviors. There are two components to each lesson: An open discussion of nutrition topics based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as well as the preparation and consumption of a balanced and economical meal.ĬM classes can be taught anywhere with a space to accommodate eight to twelve participants and a place to wash hands, but our most successful classes are hosted at times and locations where participants are already used to meeting. Most classes run for approximately two hours once a week for six weeks.
In addition to the priority audience focus, CM offers a variety of curricula for kids, teens, families and child care professionals which can be adapted for use in community settings, classrooms, gardens, farmers markets, and more.ĬM courses are hands-on, six-session cooking and nutrition classes. Cooking Matters is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization working to end hunger and poverty.” The priority audience for CM is caregivers of young children, including parents and grandparents, as this group is most open to behavior change and is forming the lifelong dietary habits for the next generation. Our programs teach parents and caregivers with limited food budgets to shop for and cook healthy meals. “Cooking Matters is helping end childhood hunger by inspiring families to make healthy, affordable food choices. The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance’s flagship nutrition education programsĪre Cooking Matters© (CM) and Cooking Matters at the Store programs from nationally recognized Share Our Strength that teach under-resourced families how to cook and shop for healthy foods on a budget.
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