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University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Nebraska Afterschool ConferenceSeptember 26, 2014
Drs. Georgia Jones & Michelle Krehbiel, Presenters
APPLES – K TO 12
Workshop Agenda
• Teaching cooking in your expanded learning time• Age appropriate activities• Apples – touch, taste, enjoy• Helpful resources
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Ways Children Learn Best
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Actively Involved
Interested
Engaged
Youth are naturally curious about food and cooking.
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Food Preparation Teaches:Math
ScienceReading
Arts Problem solvingCommunicationDecision Making
Time Management
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Short-Term Benefits for YouthTrying new food
Sense of accomplishmentMore likely to sit down to a family meal that
they helped prepareSpend quality time with family
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Long-Term Benefits for YouthLearn a life-long skill
Learn to eat well and may be more likely to eat healthfully as adults
Gain self-confidence through positive cooking experiences
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Age Appropriate Cooking
K to 2nd grade• Help measure dry ingredients• Cut with a table knife• Handle dough• Shake liquids• Mix dry ingredients• Beating eggs
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Age Appropriate Cooking
3rd to 5th grade• Wash fruits and vegetables• Grease or spray baking pans• Measure ingredients• Light chopping• Breaking eggs• Wash dishes
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Age Appropriate Cooking6th to 8th grade• Follow a recipe• Handle and store ingredients and finished product safely• Plan and prepare simple meals or snacks• Operate small appliances• Moderate chopping, dicing and cutting (safe knife skills)• Clean up
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Age Appropriate CookingHigh school:• Tasks requiring multiple preparation steps or close timing• Plan and prepare whole meals• Follow rules set by adults, even if they are not present• Help younger children learn about food and cooking• Enjoy cooking with others
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Activity Examples
Kindergarten to 2nd grade: Apple tasting3rd through 5th grade: Enzymatic browning
6th through 8th grade: Applesauce & Coddled ApplesHigh school: Apple Pie or Apple Tart
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ResourcesCurriculum
Making Food for Me: University of Nebraska ExtensionFast Foods: University of Nebraska Extension
Grow, Eat, Grow: University of Missouri ExtensionCooking 101, 201, 301, & 401: University of Illinois Extension
WebsitesKids A Cookin’: http://www.kidsacookin.ksu.edu/
Home Baking Association: http://www.homebaking.orgUNL Extension Food Website: www.food.unl.edu
MyPlate Online: ChooseMyPlate.gov
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Contact InformationMichelle Krehbiel
University of Nebraska4-H Youth Development
114 Agriculture HallLincoln, NE
Georgia JonesUniversity of Nebraska
Dept. of Nutrition & Health Sciences119D Ruth Leverton Hall
Lincoln, NE402-472-3225
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ExtensionExtension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.
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