About the Program
OYC Miami provides hot nutritious meals to students daily. This program is to combat hunger, childhood obesity and to promote healthy eating. Additionally, this program supports families and other siblings at home in need of food.
OYC enlists partners, such as Kids Can Cook and Common Threads, to teach healthy eating using a curriculum that includes: mindful eating, portion size, hydration and dehydration, nutritional requirements, ingredients, nutrition labels, balance and variation of diet, effects of poor nutrition, etc.
Hands-on activities and field trips will be incorporated to expose and reinforce healthy eating. On-site community gardening activities and food science programs will help students learn how to cultivate in-ground or container-based gardens at home.
Culturally relevant culinary classes offer food demonstrations, creating simple yet healthy dishes, and cookbook usage. OYC Miami’s Dinner program also offers a hot, nutritious meal, Monday – Friday.
Nutrition/Culinary Sessions are provided weekly and include interactive, cooking demonstrations. Field trips are also offered to connect hands-on lessons on health, wellness, and culinary skills to real life experiences. Students visit places such as Farmer’s markets, community gardens, standard supermarkets, and restaurants.