High School
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Teen Cuisine (6-12)

Virginia Tech

Breakfast
Cooking
Fats
Food safety
Physical Activity (PA)
Sugar
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Description

Teen Cuisine is a cooking curriculum designed to teach youth (grades 6-12) important life skills to promote optimal health. The curriculum addresses key concepts about nutrition, food preparation/cooking, food safety, and physical activity by using approaches and strategies that enhance learning and behavior change.

Source:
Virginia Tech

Link:
Order form: https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ai46XPqCF7ZUYOV

About: https://ext.vt.edu/4h-youth/healthy-living.html

Number of Lessons

6 lessons

Length of Lesson

90 minutes; lessons can be modified for shorter sessions

Delivery Method
Series
Languages
English
Evidence Based Category
Practice Tested

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