Culinary Nutrition Camp for Adolescents Assisted by Dietetic Student Counselors

Cook Like a Chef is a week-long, hands-on culinary nutrition program designed to encourage healthy eating behaviors among adolescents by building confidence and motivation through acquisition of cooking skills and nutrition knowledge using the guidance of a professional chef, nutrition educators, and dietetic students. This study considers the Cook Like a Chef program and evaluates its participants’ increased knowledge, confidence, and motivation in healthy food choices and preparation skills. Based on the results from statistical analyses of pre- and postquestionnaires, Cook Like a Chef demonstrates positive improvements and reinforcements from its participants.