Free Kids' Culinary Classes at Whole Foods

Veggiecation Program, a curriculum based nutrition education program taught in public and private elementary schools in 30 states and Canada, and Whole Foods Market’s Northeast Region are introducing local classrooms to their new program, Healthy Holidays Kids’ Culinary Classes. 

Just in time for the holidays, Healthy Holidays Kids’ Culinary Classes will take place at select Whole Foods Markets stores in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut between October 23 and November 9 and teach young eaters how to make smart food choices.

Healthy Holidays Kids’ Culinary Classes will be taught by Lisa Suriano, founder of Veggiecation Program.  Local elementary schools will be invited to attend a free, private kids’ culinary class to introduce young students to the delicious and nutritious world of vegetables. 

Classrooms can also post on Veggiecation Program’s Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Veggiecation) a classroom statement describing why they would like to be invited to a Healthy Holidays Kids’ Culinary Class.  Facebook submissions must be received by October 21, 11:59 pm ET. One classroom will be selected for each participating Whole Foods Market. 

Schedule for Healthy Holidays Kids’ Culinary Classes at Whole Foods Market: 

Connecticut

November 8: Whole Foods Market: Fairfield, 350 Grasmere Avenue, Fairfield, CT

New York

October 23: Whole Foods Market: Jericho, 429 North Broadway, Jericho, NY

November 5: Whole Foods Market: White Plains,110 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY

November 7: Whole Foods Market: Upper West Side, 808 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY

New Jersey

November 1: Whole Foods Market: Edgewater, 905 River Road, Edgewater, NJ

November 9: Whole Foods Market: Middletown, 471 Route 35 North, Red Bank, NJ

With Healthy Holidays Kids’ Culinary Classes, Whole Foods Market will donate produce, ingredients and offer their stores as event spaces where children will be invited to help prepare Veggiecation Program’s holiday recipes, Fall Butternut Slaw and Emerald City Radish Dressing, sample culinary creations, experience vegetables in their raw form and cast a vote on how they liked the recipes. 

To bring the experience back to the classroom, teachers will be provided complimentary Veggiecation activity sheets and 1-month free access to Veggiecation Program’s Members Access for health and nutrition classroom programs.  Attendees will be provided copy of all recipes so they can re-create healthy holiday dishes with their families.

For more information on Healthy Holidays Kids’ Culinary Classes, visit Veggiecation Program’s website at www.veggiecation.com.