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| Campers learn to cut pizza hands-on |
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| Teachers and students celebrate at the end of their week-long CHEF Camp |
Baton Rouge, LA - The Southern University Land-Grant Campus
collaborated with the LSU AgCenter to host a youth cooking school, “Creating
Healthy Enjoyable Foods,” or CHEF for youth ages 9-11 from July 10-15. The second
session of camp directed towards 12-15 year olds will take place on SU Campus
July 24-28, 2017.
The camp is designed to teach basic cooking principles and
nutrition education based on the USDA’s recommendations and guidelines, with
the goal of combating childhood obesity and related diseases. It also teaches MyPlate, germ prevention, kitchen safety, and social
skills.
“These camps are very useful in this day and time for children
to learn skills they can use for life,” said Kiyana Kelly, Nutrition Educator at
the SU Land-Grant Campus. “Especially learning how to prepare food safely using
the microwave now that many parents work, and when kids get return from school
they can still eat healthy.”
The mother of one camper expressed her satisfaction with the
skills her daughter learned in camp. “Jayla is learning more about healthy
eating and MyPlate with more information on cooking and eating healthy than
before she came to camp,” said Liza Singleton. Jayla Singleton who attends
LaSalle Elementary School chimed in, “It’s fun!”
From the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Emanuel
Andrews, Community Outreach Coordinator, was on hand with games to keep the
campers engaged in physical activity and to raise awareness about the
importance of staying active in addition to eating healthy.
At the conclusion of the camp, family members participate in
sampling food prepared by their students, who went home with certificates of
completion, recipe books and other goodies to continue their journey of healthy
living. The CHEF Camp concluded with
Pizza, Mac and Cheese, and Smoothie in-a-Bag.
For more information about the camp, contact Kiyana Kelly or
Marquetta Anderson-Reynolds at (225) 389-3055 or mail kiyana_kelly@sugacenter.com or marquetta_anderson@suagcenter.com.
Click here to view photos from the East
Baton Rouge Parish CHEF Camp.
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