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Common Threads | Fighting childhood obesity by teaching kids cooking skills for life

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Our Founders and Board. Common Threads started with one kitchen. One school. One group of students. Ten years later, we've grown by leaps and bounds into cities across the country. For event inquiries, please contact:. Scott Crews, Director of Partnerships and Engagement. Sign up for our montly newsletters:. Cooking for Life Resource.

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Common Threads | Fighting childhood obesity by teaching kids cooking skills for life

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Our Founders and Board. Coming to a kitchen near you. Common Threads is expanding nationwide. Here are our current national program and event locations:. Sign up for our montly newsletters:. Cooking for Life Resource.

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Common Threads | Fighting childhood obesity by teaching kids cooking skills for life

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Our Founders and Board. 51% of students not eating at least 3 servings of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains ate these foods more frequently after completing a Common Threads program. 43% of students with unfavorable attitudes about vegetables showed a favorable attitude towards vegetables after completing a Common Threads program. 84% of students who are not confident in their cooking skills at the beginning of class increased their cooking confidence after completing a Common Threads program.

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Common Threads | Fighting childhood obesity by teaching kids cooking skills for life

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Our Founders and Board. Founders chef Art Smith and artist Jesus Salgueiro. Are passionate about the mission of Common Threads,. Working to help to ensure its success. Our Founders and Board. Sign up for our montly newsletters:. Cooking for Life Resource.

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Common Threads | Fighting childhood obesity by teaching kids cooking skills for life

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Our Founders and Board. Sign up for our monthly newsletters, the best way to see what's cooking at Common Threads. Find out about upcoming events, read indepth studies on nutrition and learning and get delicious healthy recipes. Cooking for Life Resource. View a sample past newsletter here. View a sample past newsletter here. Check out our instructional video series. Become one of more than 300 volunteers! Find out how you can help get kids cooking for life. Become one of more than 300 volunteers!

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Common Threads | One in three American kids is overweight or obese

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Our Founders and Board. Our Children's Health is at Risk. Learn More. Cooking Our Way Out of the Obesity Crisis. And Children are hungry, not only for nourishing food, but also for safe environments to learn, to be supported and to be challenged to grow. 78% of Common Threads campers. Reported that before starting the program. They did not or never ate breakfast at home. Check out our instructional video series. Become one of more than 300 volunteers! Find out how you can help get kids cooking for life.

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Common Threads | Fighting childhood obesity by teaching kids cooking skills for life

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Our Founders and Board. The Power of Kids Cooking For Life. At Common Threads, we are picking up our pots and pans to fight the obesity crisis and hunger paradox on the front lines: In the schools, communities and kitchens across America that need us most. Our family-centric, hands-on model with proven results, empowers children to make healthy choices in the kitchen and beyond, and to be change agents in their schools and communities. Nutrition education and skill development. Kids cooking for life.

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Common Threads | Fighting childhood obesity by teaching kids cooking skills for life

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Our Founders and Board. Healthy eating starts with healthy cooking. From knife skills to measuring, see how Common Threads teaches kids the basics. The Common Threads Garden:. Sign up for our montly newsletters:. Cooking for Life Resource.

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Common Threads| Teach kids cooking skills for life

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Our Founders and Board. Changing eating habits,. One kid at a time Learn More. Change starts in the kitchen. Every day, we give kids and their families the tools to make smart decisions about what they eat. We take pride in making cooking fun by getting kids involved with every aspect of the kitchen and by exposing them to cuisine from around the world. Check out our success stories. She came back super excited each day,. Trying to literally 'take over' the kitchen. Maia, Mom of Common Threads student.

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Common Threads | Fighting childhood obesity by teaching kids cooking skills for life

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Our Founders and Board. In addition, Common Threads' Chef Instructors are professional chefs and teachers, trained in Common Threads' unique curriculum, who teach the students at each of our sites throughout Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Miami and Washington, DC. Sign up for our montly newsletters:. Cooking for Life Resource.