Monday, June 1

SU Ag Center to Host C.H.E.F. Summer Cooking Camp for Youth in Eight Parishes


Baton Rouge, LA- The SU Ag Center, in collaboration with the LSU AgCenter, will sponsor several youth cooking schools entitled, “Creating Healthy Enjoyable Foods” (C.H.E.F.), for youth in eight parishes throughout the state.

The C.H.E.F. cooking school is designed to teach youth basic cooking principles and nutrition education based on the USDA’s, “MyPlate” food guidance system and the 2010 Dietary Guidelines.

Each day, participants will work together to create an entire meal while learning healthy eating and physical activity principles, food preparation, kitchen and food safety, common cooking terms, proper food handling, measuring techniques, critical thinking and team building skills, planning and time management.

“These camps are designed to teach children the basic principles of healthy eating,” said De’Shoin York Friendship, Associate Specialist for Nutrition at the SU Ag Center. “In many households the parents work and very often when kids get home from school they are home alone.  Instead of choosing fast foods or frozen prepared foods, which may be high in fat or sodium, our cooking camps teach youth how to safely prepare nutritious snacks and meals, many of which do not involve the use of a stove,” she added.

The list of summer youth cooking camps and the parishes they will be held in are below:

Avoyelles Parish
June 1-3
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
LSU AgCenter, 8592 Hwy. 1
Mansura, LA
Open to youth in grades 1st – 12th ; only 15-20 participates will be accepted for this session.
Registration in $20
To register, contact Camellia Brown at 318-964-2245 or camellia_brown@suagcenter.com 

Calcasieu Parish
June 2-5
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Southwest Louisiana Sickle Cell Anemia (SWLA), Inc., 1917 Harless St.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Only for SWLA Sickle Cells Kids aged 9-13

June 22-26
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Mt. Zion Summer Camp
Open to youth ages 9-13; only 20 participants will be accepted.
Each camper will be responsible for bringing their own bag lunch with a healthy drink each day of camp.
Registration is $25
To register, contact Carol Sensley at 337-475-8812

West Carroll Parish
June 22-26
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Thomas Jason Lingo Building in the LSU/SU Ag Center, 195A Community Road
Oak Grove, LA 71263 
Open to youth ages 9-16; only to 25 youth will be accepted.
Registration is $10
To register, contact Joy at 318-428-3571
(Youth are welcome to bring enough water, cups, juice, plates, napkins, spoons, forks or snacks for all children throughout the week.)    

East Carroll Parish
June 29-July 3
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
East Carroll Extension Office, 502 1st Street
Lake Providence, LA 71254
Open to youth ages 9-16; only 10 youth will be accepted.
Registration is $10
To register, contact Sherry at 318-559-0060.
(Youth are welcome to bring enough water, cups, juice, plates, napkins, spoons, forks or snacks for all children throughout the week.)    

Madison Parish
June 22-26
8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Madison High School, 1234 Madison High Drive
Tallulah, LA 71282
Open to youth ages 9-18; only 20-25 youth will be accepted.
Registration is $25.
To register, contact Sarah Sims at 318-574-2465 or visit the LSU/ SU Ag Center, 114 North Cedar Street, Tallulah, LA.

Caddo Parish
June 22-26
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
LSU Caddo Extension Office, 2408 East 70th Street
Shreveport, LA 71105
Open to youth ages 9-12; only 12 youth will be accepted for this session.
(Youth are encouraged to bring a mid-day snack however, they will have samples of what was prepared during the class.)
Registration is $25.
To register, contact Patricia Lee at 318-226-6805 or e-mail patricia_lee@suagcenter.com.

St. James Parish
July 6-10
8:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
8234 Mill Street
St. James, La. 70086
Open to youth ages 12-14; only eight youth will be accepted for this session.
Registration is $15.
To register, contact the SU/LSU Ag Center at 225-562-2326 or email lisa_weber@suagcenter.com.

Lafayette Parish
July 6-10
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Lafayette Parish Extension Office, 1010 Lafayette St. Ste. 325
Lafayette, LA 70570
Open to youth ages 9-12; only 14 youth will be accepted for this session.
Each camper will be responsible for bringing their own bag lunch with a healthy drink each day of camp.
Registration is $15.
To register, contact the Lafayette Extension Office at 337-291-7090 or 337-254-2788.

East Baton Rouge Parish
July 13-17
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Pinkie E. Thrift Hall on the Southern University Baton Rouge campus
Open to youth aged 9-11; only 12 youth will be accepted for this session.
Each camper will be responsible for bringing their own bag lunch with a healthy drink each day of camp.
Registration is $30 and must be submitted with a completed registration form to: 
C.H.E.F., 
Nutrition Education Program, 
Southern University Ag Center, 
P. O. Box 10010, 
Baton Rouge, LA 70813. 
(Only money orders will be accepted and made payable to the Southern University Ag Center.)
To register or to obtain a registration form, contact Kiyana Kelly or Marquetta Anderson-Reynolds at 225.389.3055 or via e-mail at, kiyana_kelly@suagcenter.com or marquetta_anderson@suagcenter.com.

July 27-31
Pinkie E. Thrift Hall on the Southern University Baton Rouge campus
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
This session is open to youth aged 12-14; only 12 youth will be accepted per session.
Each camper will be responsible for bringing their own bag lunch with a healthy drink each day of camp.
Registration is $30 and must be submitted with a completed registration form to: 
C.H.E.F., 
Nutrition Education Program, 
Southern University Ag Center, 
P. O. Box 10010, 
Baton Rouge, LA 70813.
(Only money orders will be accepted and made payable to the Southern University Ag Center.)
To register or to obtain a registration form, contact Kiyana Kelly or Marquetta Anderson-Reynolds at 225.389.3055 or via e-mail at, kiyana_kelly@suagcenter.com or marquetta_anderson@suagcenter.com.

Evangeline Parish
August 3-5
To register, contact Salette Tennie at 318-253-7526.

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