Programs

In Santa Fe, New Mexico, Cooking with Kids works with over 4,900 pre-kindergarten through sixth grade students in Santa Fe Public Schools where 50% or more students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals.

Cooking with Kids offers two types of classes and supports healthy and delicious cafeteria meals. Throughout the school year, children prepare and taste a variety of fresh, affordable foods and learn about making healthy choices.

Students participate in an introductory class, five cooking classes, and five fruit and vegetable tasting classes. Take a look at a cooking class and cafeteria meal.

Download a sample cooking lesson: Chinese American Fried Rice: Grades 2-3

The objectives of Cooking with Kids are that children will engage in positive sensory experiences with a variety of healthy foods, identify personal food preferences, practice food preparation skills, and learn about cultures of the world. The Cooking with Kids curriculum supports educational standards in math, science, and language arts.

Learn more by reading our 2010-2011 Program Report

Cooking Classes

Cooking Classes

Cooking classes give rise to a world of discovery for children. Sixteen years of experience cooking in schools has shown that providing elementary school students with a positive, fun experience with food increases the likelihood that they will try and enjoy those foods. Learn more »

Tasting Classes

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In tasting classes, children use all of their senses to explore different varieties of fruits or vegetables. Students discover for themselves that "real" foods do make delicious healthy snacks. Learn more »

School Meals

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Cooking with Kids School Lunch Recipes are adapted from classroom cooking lessons to connect classroom learning with school meals that children will eat and enjoy. Learn more »

Community Connections

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Cooking with Kids Community Connections forges relationships across the community by integrating chefs and farmers into cooking classes; hosting an Americorps volunteer; supporting school gardens; and disseminating curriculum and methods through training and technical assistance. Learn more »

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School Gardens

Garden to table education is ideal learning. We recently supported one school garden by donating 120 cubic yards of organic compost.

Farmers in the Schools

Farmers in the Schools

Local farmers participate regularly in cooking classes, sharing their knowledge and passion about growing and eating locally grown fruits and vegetables.

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Super Chefs

Santa Fe's finest chefs donate their time and talent, acting as professional role models and sharing their expertise and enthusiasm.