Cooking Academy

The Cooking Academy Project is a cooking-based nutrition education program that teaches youth basic nutrition and cooking skills. 

• Youth cook in each lesson.
• Cooking is done as a team from start to finish.
• 1 ½- 2 hour lessons
• Each cooking lesson also includes a nutrition component.
• Kitchens are not necessary. Electric skillets and griddles are used. 
• Virtual content is available to lead this project without in-person meetings. 
• Project can be led by adult or youth leaders. 
• The Cooking Academy has been approved for CalFresh Healthy Living, UC and EFNEP

Project Resources

• Cooking Academy Guide - English
• Cooking Academy Presentation for Teens as Teachers
• Cooking Academy Supplement - Virtual Lessons
• Cooking Academy Guide - Spanish
• eXtension course for virtual delivery
  • Virtual Cooking Academy Training Enrolllment Keys
• Teens as Teachers Enrollment Guide
  
  • 4-H Online enrollment: 4-H Online guide for Teens as Teachers enrollment
• Evaluation for TEEN TEACHERS
• Evaluation for YOUTH PARTICIPANTS
• Paper evaluation for teen teachers (English and Spanish)
  • 2022 Walmart Healthy Habits - TEEN SURVEY
  • 2022 Walmart Healthy Habits - TEEN SURVEY - SPANISH
• Paper evaluations for youth participants (English and Spanish):
  • 2022 Walmart Healthy Habits - YOUTH SURVEY
  • 2022 Walmart Healthy Habits - YOUTH SURVEY - SPANISH