Children’s Food Lab School Workshops
The Children’s Food Lab brings food and nutrition education to schools through food arts and science labs.
The Children’s Food Lab integrates hands-on food literacy and nutrition education into school curriculums. If your students are studying the ancient Mayans, for example, the CFL will supplement those lessons with the history of corn in Mexico, the biology of the plant, and common uses of corn today. Students can sprout corn seeds, grind dent corn into cornmeal, learn about nixtamalization, and make their own tortillas and quesadillas.
Science lessons on the freezing temperature of water versus other liquids are taught by making ice cream in a bag, or lessons on fruits are supplemented with a fun “Is that a Fruit or a Vegetable?” game. Hands-on nutrition and kitchen science lessons are a great way to make learning about food science educational and fun.
I offer over 25 lessons that include a presentation, ingredients and hands-on instruction. I will customize our programming to suit your school or classroom’s needs. Please contact me for more information.
TOPICS
Go, Glow, Grow Foods, and Bruschetta/Avocado Toasts
What are Processed Foods?, and Homemade No-Bake Granola Balls
The Science of Baking Soda, and Italian Lemon Cookies
It’s Alive: Yeast, and homemade Pizza Dough
Sugar & the Human Body, and Infused Sparkling Water Drinks
Milk, and Butter or Ricotta Cheese and Paneer
Corn, and Tortillas or Corncakes
Eggs, and Pasta or Crepes or French Toast
Oats, and Granola Bars or Oatmeal
Spices, and 5-Spice Mix or Taco Mix
Cacao, and Truffles or Mexican Hot Chocolate
Beans, and Veggie Chili or Hummus
Eating the Rainbow, and Smoothies
Wheat, and Crackers or Cavetelli Eggless Pasta
Healthy Bodies/Healthy Earth, and Sprouting Beans or Bread Crumbs
What’s in that packaged food anyway?/Reading Food Label and Homemade vinaigrette
Smell and the Human Nose, and Spice Mix
Taste and the Human Tongue, Salad Dressing or Stir Fry Sauce
Rice, and Spring Rolls or Sushi or Boiled Rice
Chiles, and Tomatillo salsa
Kitchen Knife, Kale Salad and Mango-Tomato Salsa
Herbs, and Pesto or Herb Tea Bags
Bees, and Honey
Strawberries, and Jam or Fruit Yogurt Parfait
Vegetables, and Pickling or Kale Salad
Avocado, and Guacamole
Sweet Potatoes, and Baked Fries