Program goal:
To increase fruit and vegetable intake of parents, children and their families participating in the Back to Basics Cooking Club and Healthy Lifestyle Program
Aim One: Increase child self efficacy- a child’s belief that they have the ability to perform well
Objectives
- Increase children’s knowledge of a variety fruit and vegetables
- Increase children’s skills and confidence in selecting, preparing and cooking fruits and vegetables
- Enhance children’s confidence to cook fruit and vegetables using simple recipes
- Enhance children’s confidence to ask for fruit and vegetables at home
Activities
- Children to participate in reading recipes an preparing fruit and vegetable based meals
- Children encouraged to prepare meals practiced in the sessions at home
Aim Two: Increase environmental social support
Objectives
- Improve access to fruit and vegetables in the home
- Improve access to fruit and vegetable based recipes for use in the home
- Encourage children and parents to make meals with fruit and vegetables in the home
Activities
- Provide fruit and vegetable based cooking activities and recipes each week
- Parents and children enjoy sharing fruit and vegetable based meals prepared by the children after each session
- Parents and children discuss the meal the ingredients and how the meal was prepared
Aim Three: Improve outcome expectations- Physical, Social, Self-evaluative
Objectives
- Increase food preferences for fruit and vegetables
- Create awareness of the benefits of fruit and vegetables
- Improve self satisfaction and self worth
Activities
- Increase children’s and parent’s exposure to fruit and vegetables
- Cooking program is fun for children and parents
- Challenge family beliefs
- Goal setting for parents, achievement of goals enhances self satisfaction and self worth
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