The New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative developed a virtual culinary literacy program designed for fourth- and fifth-graders. Vegetable intakes among children remain below-recommended levels despite numerous nutrition-education-based interventions. Research has shown that children’s vegetable intake may be better influenced through experiential learning opportunities and skill development in lieu of traditional knowledge-based classes. Find the lesson plan and video for each of the five lessons below. Spanish-captioned versions of the videos can be found here.
- Lesson 1: Microwave Mac and Cheese- lesson plan and video
- Lesson 2: Beef Fajitas- lesson plan and video
- Lesson 3: Mushroom Pocket Pizza- lesson plan and video
- Lesson 4: Mushroom Mac and Cheese- lesson plan and video
- Lesson 5: Portabella Fajitas- lesson plan and video
- Lesson 6: Pocket Pizza- lesson plan and video
