{"id":10336,"date":"2022-02-25T10:26:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T15:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=10336"},"modified":"2022-05-02T08:58:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T12:58:04","slug":"vbcps-food-services-team-serves-up-a-delicious-education-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/vbcps-food-services-team-serves-up-a-delicious-education-on-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"VBCPS food services team serves up a delicious education on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"

–by Mary Norton Yannuzzi<\/em><\/p>\n

Early in the pandemic, learning was primarily virtual. But how do you teach nutritional education online to students while keeping them engaged and excited?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to lose any of the positive traction we had gained before we went virtual,\u201d says Rachel Amato, VBCPS district chef.\"""\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So, following a few brainstorm sessions, leadership and team members with the office of food services (OFS) landed on the idea of producing short, student-focused cooking lessons. Effectively, online cooking classes delivered on a platform that students use: YouTube.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to meet children where they are,\u201d says acting director of food services, Vicka Harrison, \u201cand right now, they are very active online. So the videos are a great resource for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n

These videos aim to teach safe, proper and practical food handling and cooking skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt first, the students participating were the children of staff or close friends, but now, we are happy to receive content proposals from any of our students or staff,\u201d says Harrison.
\nThis unique idea was also used to fulfill a requirement set forth by the federal government to provide enrichment capabilities for students that encourage healthy eating habits while in a virtual learning environment.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Chef Amato notes, \u201cIf you start nutritional education early, it becomes second nature. Then that helps the child make good nutritional choices throughout their entire life because it was ingrained in them when they were a child. Then, when they grow up, they teach their child, and so on. Nutritional education really affects everything.\u201d\"""\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There are a variety of videos on the playlist from both students and staff. But all have one thing in common \u2013 yummy foods!<\/p>\n

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Some video topics include:<\/p>\n