Culinary Explorers is an after school program for middle school children where they are taught basics of food preparation, focusing on fostering healthy eating habits. The program runs from January-June, every Tuesday. Throughout the year the students learn to cook and eat a wide variety of foods. During the class I attended, the children prepped and cooked sesame chicken and roasted broccoli. The students took turns mixing the sauce, cutting the broccoli, and glazing the chicken before placing the food in the oven. Once the food was cooked, I was able to eat a piece of chicken and some broccoli. It was quite tasty!
Most people that know me might be surprised that I helped with a cooking class. I had little to no cooking knowledge until college. After entering college, my cooking skills consisted of making “Easy Mac” and “Chef boyardee” in the microwave. Since that time, my skills have evolved to cooking bland meats and vegetables. Needless to say, I was very impressed with the children and the program in general. Not only did they learn to cook, but they learned that if prepared correctly, vegetables can be delicious(something I also didn’t learn until a few years ago 🙂 )! It is a great program, one that I wish I participated in during middle school!
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