Culinary Nutrition in Action Is a SNAP

An abstract of a study by Corr and Condrasky evaluating Cook Like a Chef, a week-long, hands-on, culinary nutrition program designed to encourage healthy eating behaviors among adolescents aged 10 to 14 years by building confidence and motivation through acquisition of cooking skills and nutrition knowledge, is presented. They conclude that Cook Like a Chef showed positive improvements and reinforcements from its participants, further supporting the need for ongoing collaboration between dietetics and the culinary arts to begin redefining the eating behaviors of today's children for tomorrow's adults.