THURSDAY: Culinary Class with Hy-Vee Ages 5-9

This class will meet on four consecutive Thursdays: 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, and 11/9. Registration covers all four classes in this series.  Age Five needs a parent present. All other parents can leave the store, but need to be back 10 minutes before the ending of class.

Week 1 Creating a Healthy Breakfast Introduction: 

Rules of the Kitchen Lesson: Food groups at each meal. 

MyPlate  Go over myplate and each category 

Myplate Trivia Creating a Healthy Breakfast – learning to cook with eggs. 

Students will select ingredient from each food group.  Make individual egg muffin cups.  

Week 2  Build a Better Lunch 

Lesson: Reading food label Blind food guessing game 

Practice reading label 

Packing a health lunch – education lesson on what components to include in a healthy lunch and having a competition to see who builds a lunch box with all of the needed components 

Make: Burrito bowl Ingredients: chicken, beans, pre-made rice pkgs, short cut fajita mix 

Toppings: guacamole, pico, cheese 

Week 3 Dinner Made Easy 

Lesson:  Dinner time made easy – make a health easy dinner for all to enjoy  

Make: Butternut squash mac in cheese 

Week 4  Always Room for Dessert 

Lesson: Go Slow Whoa foods Smart Dessert – Education on how dessert fits in 

Make: Energy Bites