FoodED - Teaching Families to Reinvent Their Cooking with Cynthia Salas Salgado

Teaching Families to Reinvent Their Cooking with Cynthia Salas Salgado

06/09/23 • 29 min

Teaching Families to Reinvent Their Cooking

In this episode of the FoodEd, we have Cynthia Salas Salgado, the manager for identification and recruitment for the Ventura County Office of Education’s migrant education programs. She leads efforts to locate migrant families and provide them with opportunities throughout education platforms.

Listen in to learn the importance of prioritizing providing nutritious meals to sustain the health and development of kids. You will also learn how Cynthia is helping teach families how to reinvent their cooking using the ingredients they already have to make healthy meals.

What You Will Discover:

· 00:00 Teaching Families to Reinvent Their Cooking

· 01:41 How Cynthia leads efforts to offer education opportunities to migrant families.

· 03:13 How County offices of education make themselves available to support schools.

· 05:55 Why most schools are seeking mental health services and resources such as food.

· 08:34 The importance of prioritizing healthy nutrition to sustain kids’ health and development.

· 12:47 The importance of food education in preparing kids to become health-conscious adults.

· 15:20 How to reinvent our food from unhealthy to healthy while incorporating culture.

· 22:45 Cynthia’s favorite food, plus her efforts in teaching families how to cook differently.

Connect with Cynthia:

· LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiasalas805/

Teaching Families to Reinvent Their Cooking

What You Will Discover:

· 00:00 Teaching Families to Reinvent Their Cooking

· 01:41 How Cynthia leads efforts to offer education opportunities to migrant families.

· 03:13 How County offices of education make themselves available to support schools.

· 05:55 Why most schools are seeking mental health services and resources such as food.

· 08:34 The importance of prioritizing healthy nutrition to sustain kids’ health and development.

· 12:47 The importance of food education in preparing kids to become health-conscious adults.

· 15:20 How to reinvent our food from unhealthy to healthy while incorporating culture.

· 22:45 Cynthia’s favorite food, plus her efforts in teaching families how to cook differently.

Connect with Cynthia:

· LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiasalas805/

Previous Episode

Teaching Kids Healthy Eating Habits and Mindfulness Practices with Samantha Madrigal

Today we're joined by Samantha Madrigal, the head of schools at AmeriMont Academy. Samantha is a fully qualified chef with a passion for teaching kids healthy eating habits.

In this episode, Samantha shares her insights on how to build healthy eating habits in kids. She talks about the importance of feeding kids natural and simple foods, and how to avoid processed foods and sugary drinks. She also talks about the importance of teaching kids about mindful eating, and how yoga and meditation can help kids develop a healthy relationship with food.

If you're looking for ways to help your kids eat healthier, this episode is for you. Samantha's insights are practical and easy to follow, and she provides a wealth of information that you can use to start building healthy eating habits in your kids today.

What You Will Discover:

00:00 Episode begins

01:07 Samantha on her background in education and her love for cooking and exploring food.

04:49 How she combines food and education by teaching young kids to listen to their bodies.

06:47 How they expose kids to the process of growing and nurturing food early.

09:46 How to focus on feeding your kids natural and simple foods to avoid diabetes.

14:59 She explains why AmeriMont doesn’t offer food to their kids even though they’d love to.

20:21 The importance of teaching kids mindfulness practices combined with healthy nutrition.

Connect with Samantha:

Website: https://www.amerimontpreschool.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-madrigal-b648a8227/

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Beyond Standardized Tests: Why Food Education Should Be Prioritized In Schools

On this episode of FoodED, Lana Elgart sat down with Ryanne Plaisance, the Head of School at Argo Novice School, and Carrie Hartman, the Director of Culinary Programs. The trio discussed food education in schools and how it can be integrated into the core curriculum to help children live healthier lifestyles.

The guests share how their school program incorporates food education, including traveling to different parts of the world virtually and incorporating authentic food from local restaurants. They discuss the importance of educating teachers on health and nutrition topics and becoming partners in health to prioritize wellness in schools.

The podcast also covers the challenges in implementing such programs and how to creatively integrate food education into other core classes. Finally, the host encourages listeners to think about how they can support food education in their own communities.

Timestamps:

[00:02:46] A little about our guests and how their school emphasizes food education and uses it as a vehicle for change.

[00:06:15] Cooking teaches math and science to preschoolers and encourages them to try new foods. The program connects with global citizenship, virtual travel, community, and authentic flavors. Carrie plans meals and hosts tasting sessions to get kids' feedback and buy-in.

[00:07:57] Tastings help children expand their vocabulary and openness to try new foods. Teachers encourage feedback and the phrase "I'm not into it today, but I'll try it again some other time" is often recited.

[00:12:30] Is there enough time for educating kids on nutrition? Time is always a factor, but nutrition can be weaved into other classes like science and math. Schools should get creative and integrate nutrition objectives with core classes.