About our classes

LEARN HOW TO COOK!

FScN 2002, Fall 2019
Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives: Cooking on a Student Budget aims to teach students the basic skills to be confident home cooks and knowledgeable about the preparation of tasty and nutritional foods.
Throughout the semester, students will:
Learn basic cooking skills through hands-on food preparation guided by a professional chef
  • Gain confidence in the kitchen through weekly cooking exercises both in the teaching labs and at home
  • Create weekly/monthly menus within a realistic food budget and a modest supply list, while also building a personal pantry
  • Gain valuable information and connect to a variety of resources on nutrition, food safety, budgeting and meal planning
  • Develop a social network of student cooks to support long term learning
  • Increase the number of delicious and nutritious meals prepared at home

Fall 2019
Interested in learning MORE about your food system?  Consider FScN 2001 - Cooking for Health and the Environment: A Food Systems Approach (3 credits, weekly lectures & cooking labs).
For questions or more information on Cooking on a Student’s Budget and A Food System Approach to Cooking, contact Robin Schow, Education Program Director at the Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute, scho0040@umn.edu / 612.626.6425

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