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Hands-on Lessons for Nutrition Education

BIG little Recipes: Kid-tested and Kid-approved

The recipes on this site have been rigorously tested over the past 25+ years with more than 35,000 kids.

BIG little Lessons Support Academics

The BIG little Project curriculum contains a wide range of resources to help you provide opportunities for students to practice essential literacy and math skills. Supplemental activities are aligned with standards in Health, Science, Mathematics, and English Language Arts & Literacy.

BIG little Lessons are Research-Tested & Evidence-Based.

When kids help prepare healthy foods, they’re more likely to eat and enjoy them! Read more about the USDA-funded research conducted by Colorado State University.*

*The hands-on tasting and cooking lessons here follow the same standard framework as the curriculum used in Cooking with Kids’ research-evaluated programs.

These resources are included in the SNAP-Ed toolkit of evidence-based interventions that support healthy eating on a limited budget.

Simple Tasting Lessons are a good place to start.

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Simple Tasting Lessons

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Cooking Lessons

See Inside a Tasting Class!

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Watch how tasting lessons invite kids to explore healthy foods in a fun, relaxed setting. With no actual cooking involved, this is an easy first step into hands-on learning!

See Inside a Cooking Class!

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Visit the site of the original BIG little Project, Cooking with Kids, Inc. where educators provide hands-on nutrition education to over 6,000 public school students in Northern New Mexico.

Simple Tasting Lessons

All Simple Tasting Lessons are available with customized activities for different ages—just click below to view and select your grade level (K-1, 2-3, or 4-6)

Simple Tasting Lessons Include:

  • Step-by-step Instructions and Time Estimates for a 1-Hour Tasting Class
  • Student Activities in English & Spanish*
  • Suggestions for Enrichment Activities
  • Take-Home Recipes for Families in English and Spanish

*Students Activities are aligned with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards and include:

  • nutrition information
  • food history
  • farmer letters
  • science and language arts activities 

Cooking Lessons

All Cooking Lessons are available with customized activities for different ages—just click below to view and select your grade level (K-1, 2-3, or 4-5)

Thank you, Molina Healthcare New Mexico!

Thanks to their generosity, New Mexico residents can download ALL resources on this site for FREE.

Cooking Lessons Include:

  • Step-by-step Instructions and Time Estimates for a 2-Hour Cooking Class
  • Classroom Recipes in English and Spanish
  • Shopping Lists & Teaching Tips
  • Student Activities in English & Spanish*
  • Suggestions for Enrichment Activities
  • Take-Home Recipes for Families in English and Spanish

*Students Activities are aligned with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards and include:

  • nutrition information
  • food history
  • botanical, math, and language arts activities

See the Research

BIG little Project cooking and tasting lessons are research-tested and evidence based. Read More…

Inspiration

Not sure where to start (or looking for something new)? Here are some ideas to get you rolling.

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Some of the resources on this site are free thanks to a historic grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Now, Molina Healthcare New Mexico is sponsoring free access to all resources on this site for New Mexico residents.

Cooking with Kids, Inc. is working hard to find underwriting to provide resources and support to everyone for free. If you know of a potential sponsor for your area, please contact us.

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