New leadership will generally bring about change and, hopefully, new opportunities. When the new NYC Department of Education Chancellor came on board in fall 2018, healthy school meal advocates like FamilyCook began hearing some exciting overtures from OFNS! Partnerships are on the rise and FamilyCook’s Teen Battle Chef program has developed an exciting opportunity to…
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As a result of the post 2008 recession stimulus funding added to the federal budget, one of the very largest federal nutrition education funding mechanisms has been SNAP-Ed. Shortly thereafter, the SnapEd toolkit debuted to provide a compendium of model evidence-based programs that states could use to ensure their Snap-Ed grantees would be running effective…
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When it comes to employing summer youth, the NYD Dept of Youth and Community Development’s Summer Youth Employment Program is a huge boon to high school students who need experience in the responsibilities that come with entry-level employment. This summer, through support from the American Dairy Association North East, FamilyCook is delighted to hire 15…
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Makes 4 servings Ingredients: 5 cups fresh asparagus 4 cups of vegetable or chicken stock 1/2 tsp white wine vinegar (or other vinegar that has close taste) 4 large eggs 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 cup leeks, white stem only, trimmed and thinly sliced 2 small celery stalks, thinly sliced 1/4 cup plain flour 1…
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Prep Time: 20 minutes Freeze Time: 3-4 hours Yield: 12 servings Ingredients: 2 ½ cups yogurt 1 tbsp honey ¼ cup cereal ¼ cup raisins ½ cup of nuts or seeds 2 kiwis, diced (or berries or other seasonal fruit) * 1 mango, diced (or berries or other seasonal fruit) * 1 tbsp chocolate chips Method: SPREAD yogurt…
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As we explore the tenth and final of our “10 Experiential Drivers of Behavior Change” you may ask: how can your Teaching Kitchen be set up for participants’ success? What does success mean at different age and stages of development? Sometimes we need to cross disciplines to fully understand the power of success to achieve…
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Recipe by Lynn Fredericks . Ingredients: ¼ Cup Sesame Seeds ½ Cup Chopped Almonds ½ Cup Chopped Dried Apricots, Apples, or Other Dried Fruit🍎🍓 ½ Cup Raisins or Dried Cranberries 2 ½ Cups Puffed Rice Cereal 1 ¼ Cup Rolled Oats ½ Cup Almond Nut Butter, Smooth and Preferable Raw 🥜 ½ Cup Agave Syrup …
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In NYC, Teen Battle Chefs create new school breakfast recipes, like these breakfast tacos. Integrated breakfast programs like these increase school breakfast participation, on-time attendance, and ensure children are fed and ready to learn. As Teaching Kitchen practitioners look to scale up and significantly broaden impact, we look to tap into existing systems –…
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There were a dozen teenagers in central Brooklyn wielding knives and fire in Tompkins NYCHA houses before officers of the NYPD were ushered in. But this time, the police were not there for law enforcement. Rather, they were invited by the youth themselves to judge and celebrate their Teen Battle Chef “Final Battle.” In recent…
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Recipe by Teen Battle Chefs at H.S. for Health Careers and Sciences Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Yield: 6-8 servings French Bouillabaise: a French seafood stew from Provencal. Our version features fish, shrimp, clams, kale, carrots and bell peppers for additional vitamins, minerals and fiber. Serve with warm bread. Enjoy! 2 large,…
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