Cooking Matters is offering FREE cooking and nutrition classes for parents and caregivers. Each class is via Zoom and has a separate registration. After completing the class and filling out a brief post-class survey, each adult participant will be mailed a $10 grocery gift card and handouts and recipes from the class.
Please contact Taylor Hargis at taylor@careandshare.org or 719-418-4296 with any questions.
Cooking Matters at Home | The Family Kitchen
Jan 28 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Cooking Matters at Care and Share is offering free cooking and nutrition classes! This series will be offered every Thursday and participants are welcome to join into any sessions that interest them. Classes will feature live cooking demos, healthy and budget-friendly recipes, and discussion.
In this session, we’ll discuss safe, age-appropriate tasks for kids in the kitchen, practice preparing meals or snacks with child-friendly steps, and share ideas for healthy meals and snacks that everyone in the family will enjoy.
Registration is required. | Register HERE
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Cooking Matters at Home | Money-Saver Alert
Feb 4 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Cooking Matters at Care and Share is offering free cooking and nutrition classes! This series will be offered every Thursday and participants are welcome to join into any sessions that interest them. Classes will feature live cooking demos, healthy and budget-friendly recipes, and discussion.
In this session, we’ll discuss how to use everything that you have (or have access to), practice using ‘hard to utilize’ ingredients in a variety of recipes, and discuss how to save foods that you can’t use right away and how to limit food waste.
Registration is required. | Register HERE
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Cooking Matters at Home | Drink To Your Health
Feb 11 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Cooking Matters at Care and Share is offering free cooking and nutrition classes! This series will be offered every Thursday and participants are welcome to join into any sessions that interest them. Classes will feature live cooking demos, healthy and budget-friendly recipes, and discussion.
In this session, we’ll discuss how sugary drinks impact health and describe how to make and taste a variety of healthy beverages at home
Registration is required. | Register HERE
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Cooking Matters at Home | Kids Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables
Feb 18 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Cooking Matters at Care and Share is offering free cooking and nutrition classes! This series will be offered every Thursday and participants are welcome to join into any sessions that interest them. Classes will feature live cooking demos, healthy and budget-friendly recipes, and discussion.
In this session, we’ll discuss pros and cons of using different forms of fruits and vegetables, how to prepare meals and snacks that help everyone eat more fruits and vegetables, and share ideas for helping kids enjoy more fruits and vegetables.
Registration is required. | Register HERE
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Cooking Matters at Home | Feeding in the First Year
Feb 25 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Cooking Matters at Care and Share is offering free cooking and nutrition classes! This series will be offered every Thursday and participants are welcome to join into any sessions that interest them. Classes will feature live cooking demos, healthy and budget-friendly recipes, and discussion.
In this session, we’ll discuss infant feeding options including the safe introduction of solid foods, different food preparation methods that can be adapted for infants at different developmental stages, and practice preparing age-appropriate infant foods alongside recipes for the whole family
Registration is required. | Register HERE
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Cooking Matters at Home | Hack Your Snack
Mar 4 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Cooking Matters at Care and Share is offering free cooking and nutrition classes! This series will be offered every Thursday and participants are welcome to join into any sessions that interest them. Classes will feature live cooking demos, healthy and budget-friendly recipes, and discussion.
Description:In this session, we’ll share tips for saving time when buying and preparing healthy snacks, practice making healthy, homemade snacks, reading food labels, and identifying healthier choices when choosing prepackaged snacks, and practice comparing unit prices to save money.
Registration is required. | Register HERE
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Cooking Matters at Home | Making Recipes Work For You
Mar 11 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Cooking Matters at Care and Share is offering free cooking and nutrition classes! This series will be offered every Thursday and participants are welcome to join into any sessions that interest them. Classes will feature live cooking demos, healthy and budget-friendly recipes, and discussion.
Description:In this session, we’ll discuss how to substitute ingredients in recipes, practice using recipe frameworks, and share meal ideas that allow each family member to choose the toppings or ingredients that they enjoy.
Registration is required. | Register HERE
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Cooking Matters at Home | No More Mealtime Madness
Mar 18 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Cooking Matters at Care and Share is offering free cooking and nutrition classes! This series will be offered every Thursday and participants are welcome to join into any sessions that interest them. Classes will feature live cooking demos, healthy and budget-friendly recipes, and discussion.
In this session, we’ll introduce fundamentals of maintaining a basic pantry and discuss ways to involve family members in meal planning to create more buy-in at mealtime.
Registration is required, please register at this link.