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