EDIBLE CATERPILLARS ANYONE? KIDS IN KITCHEN PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI COMBATS CHILDHOOD OBESITY
September 19, 2007
September 19, 2007
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 19 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release:
Kids in the Kitchen may sound like a messy proposition, but a University of Missouri Extension program is using the idea to combat childhood obesity. According to the American Heart Association, 16 percent of all kids and teens are overweight. As a solution to this problem, the program, available to youth ages 6 to 15, emphasizes basic cooking skills, physical activity, good nutrition, food sa . . .
Kids in the Kitchen may sound like a messy proposition, but a University of Missouri Extension program is using the idea to combat childhood obesity. According to the American Heart Association, 16 percent of all kids and teens are overweight. As a solution to this problem, the program, available to youth ages 6 to 15, emphasizes basic cooking skills, physical activity, good nutrition, food sa . . .