is a 24-foot commercial kitchen that aims to provide education to communities and families concerning nutrition and healthy eating, and to improve food access with fresh produce and read-made, healthy meals.
CURRENTLY, NEARLY 33% OF CHILDREN IN THE U.S. ARE EITHER OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE. NEARLY 70% OF ADULTS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE.
KSU supports the federal Expanded Food an Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), which is a federally-funded program through the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and offers nutrition education to limited-resource families and children in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
Vary your veggies! This increases the variety of vitamins and minerals in your diet and makes your meals more interesting.
Look for healthy snacks! Limit your calories from outside the five main food groups and choose celery sticks, apples, cheese cubes, whole grain crackers, and lean meat slices.
Choose 100% juice! Avoid juices with added sugar. Given a choice between fresh fruit or juice, always choose the fresh fruit.
Buy baked and roasted foods! Avoid fried and breaded meats.
Make room for water! Choose water over sugary beverages and regular or diet soft drinks. Drink 8-12 glasses of water each day.
K entucky State University's College of Agriculture, Food Science, and Sustainable Systems sponsors 4-H and Youth Development programs to students entering grades 6-12 with the aim of contributing to the production of the next generation of scientists, entrepreneurs, health professionals, and leaders who will work to solve worldwide problems and make the future brighter for all.
Youth development programs, lead by 4-H youth development project manager Shawn Moore, provide hands-on learning and engage professionals from a wide range of careers to work directly with students.
Kentucky State University’s 4-H youth programming includes three residential, scholarship-based summer programs that introduce high school students to the agriculture, transportation, and environmental science industries.
Additionally, Moore takes 20 students with the Canaan Community Development Corporation Sons of Issachar after-school program to Washington, D.C., each year to learn about the history of our nation and how they can apply their leadership and citizenship skills when they return home.
Among several recruitment and promotional efforts, Moore also helps facilitate the National Youth Science Day each year, which involves elementary and middle school students in experiential learning based in science.
4-H is a global network of youth organizations whose mission is engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing in the field of youth development.
youth from around the state, or 32% of the K-12 grade population participate in 4-H in some way.
4X more likely to contribute to their communities. 2X more likely to be civilally active. 2X more likely to make healthier lifestyle choices.
Shawn Moore, 4-H Youth Development Project Manager