Cooking with Kids BIG little Project

Cooking with Kids, Inc. targets elementary school-aged children and their families at SNAP-Ed qualifying public schools. While the intervention is primarily located in two counties (Rio Arriba and Santa Fe Counties), it has been implemented in numerous counties throughout New Mexico. Numerous teaching kitchens have been created in new and renovated public schools. Founded in 1995, Cooking with Kids has nurtured generations of children and families. The direct education component currently reaches 6,000 students and over 1,000 family member volunteers at 26 schools in Northern New Mexico.   Settings: Community-wide, Schools, Gardens (School/Community), Faith-based Centers Age/Population Group: Elementary School, Adults Race: All Ethnicity: All

Cooking with Kids BIG little Project includes a school-based nutrition education curriculum as well as policy, systems, and environmental supports to healthy eating in schools, including gardening and Farm to School programming. These intervention components include direct education curriculum for elementary school children, recipes, and how-to videos available on the Cooking with Kids BIG little Project website.

Cooking and tasting lessons are available for grades K-1, 2-3, or 4-5. Lessons are aligned with academic and health education standards and include:  Step-by-step instructions and time estimates  Kid-friendly classroom recipes  Student materials (includes food and nutrition information)  Suggestions for enrichment activities  Take-home recipes for families  https://biglittleproject.org/browse-all/

The following articles provide information around the adoption, implementation, and impact of the Cooking with Kids, Inc. program: Hersch, D., Perdue, L., Ambroz, T., Boucher, J.L. (2014). The Impact of Cooking Classes on Food-Related Preferences, Attitudes, and Behaviors of School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review of the Evidence, 2003-2014. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2014;11:140267. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140267 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0267.htm Cunningham-Sabo, L. & Lohse, B. (2013). Cooking with Kids Positively Affects Fourth Graders' Vegetable Preferences and Attitudes and Self-Efficacy for Food and Cooking. Childhood Obesity, 9(6), 549-556. https://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/chi.2013.0076 Cunningham-Sabo, L. et al. (2013). Impact of a School-Based Cooking Curriculum for Fourth-Grade Students on Attitudes and Behaviors Is Influenced by Gender and Prior Cooking Experience. (2013). Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 46 (2), 110-120. https://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(13)00631-3/abstract Diker, A., Cunningham-Sabo, L., Bachman, K., Stacey, J. E., Walters, L. M., & Wells, L. (2013). Nutrition educator adoption and implementation of an experiential foods curriculum. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 45 (6) 499-509. https://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(13)00542-3/abstract Diker, A., Walters, L. M., Cunningham-Sabo, L., & Baker, S. S. (2011). Factors Influencing Adoption and Implementation of Cooking with Kids, An Experiential School-Based Nutrition Education Curriculum. Journal of Extension [Online], 49(1) Article 1FEA6. Available at: https://archives.joe.org/joe/2011february/a6.php Evidence Base: Research-tested, Practice-tested

Based on the SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework, the following outcome indicators can be used to evaluate intervention progress and success.   Readiness and Capacity - Short Term (ST) Changes - Medium Term (MT) Effectiveness and Maintenance - Long Term (LT) Population Results (R) Individual ST1 , ST2 , ST4 MT1 , MT2     Environmental Settings ST5 , ST6 , ST7 MT5 LT5 , LT8 Sectors of Influence ST8 MT7 , MT8 , MT9 ,

Website : The Cooking with Kids BIG little Project website ( biglittleproject.org ) includes resource information for families and educators, online recipes, videos, and other resources. To learn more about Cooking with Kids, Inc. visit cookingwithkids.org . Contact Persons: Anna Farrier (Executive Director) Rachel Shreve (Communications Director) Cooking with Kids, Inc. PO Box 6113 Santa Fe, NM 87502-6113 Email: contactus@cookingwithkids.org Phone: (505) 438-0098     *Updated as of September 5, 2023