ACFEF Chef & Child Programs

Chefs Outreach to the Community Event

Chefs Outreach to the Community is a four-hour event where CCF volunteers and ACF members conduct a series of culinary and nutrition related education sessions for families and kids. Families are divided into four groups and spend 30 minutes at each station. The stations will feature healthy vegetables, whole grains, healthy smoothies, and reducing fat and sodium by cooking at home. The stations can be used together for four-hour event, or individually for shorter events.

• Station 1
• Station 2
• Station 3
• Station 4
• Station signs

That’s Fresh - Kids Cooking Teams

“That’s Fresh - Kids Cooking Teams” is a hands-on, community-based cooking and nutrition education curriculum. It is based on active learning strategies and guided practice designed to provide significant nutrition information, culinary skills, food safety, cultural diversity, team building and self-esteem as they learn about making wise food choices for lifetime of good health.

• That’s Fresh - Kids Cooking Teams (14.07 MB)

Hit a Homerun for Nutrition

“Hit a Homerun for Nutrition” is an innovative and fun way to provide interactive nutrition awareness for children. The following activities will help children make wise food choices. During the activity, children will round the bases and “Hit a Homerun for Nutrition” as they sample a healthy breakfast using their scorecard. This 30-minute activity will provide a healthy breakfast, age appropriate nutrition information and prizes for children who complete all bases. Download a step-by-step instructional guide of how to host this event in your community.

• Hit a Homerun for Nutrition Instructions
• Hit a Homerun for Nutrition Scorecard

What You Eat…It’s Up To You

This delightful nutrition DVD using Chef Tokie, the talking hat, is a terrific tool to teach children about making good food choices. Children learn the importance of the food groups, and how to contribute to a nutritious diet. Appropriate for grades 2–4, this DVD is available for purchase in our e-Store.

Useful Handouts and Recipes

• Fast food calculations
• Fast food reference handout
• Healthy Living for Children Handout (1.54 MB)
• Easy veggie chili recipe
• Whole grain recipes
• Beet smoothie recipe
• Berry smoothie recipe
• Dip recipes
• More recipes

Cooking Matters for Chefs and Kids

This easy-to-use guide developed by Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters™ helps chefs and others with hands-on instructions to help kids develop a love of cooking and give them the skills to make healthy food choices. There are a variety of resources to help engage kids, including tips and advice for planning fun activities, activity instructions, appealing and interactive recipes for kids, and fun handouts that supplement the lessons of each activity. Download the Kit