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April 22-26, 2024

Orlando, Florida

CACFP · Afterschool Meals · Summer Food

Farm to ECE Track | CEU Specialty 1 | Beginner

Farm to ECE: Digging Deeper into Cooking and Nutrition

Boost your Farm to ECE program with expert advice and actionable tips to help your picky eaters. Discover how cooking together provides practice in fine and gross motor skills, cognitive and language skills, social and emotional skills, and science, nutrition, and math concepts. Weave in developmental activities while making healthy snacks and having fun.

  1. Understand why children develop choosy eating behaviors. 
  2. Learn how to introduce fruits and vegetables by using all five senses. 
  3. Get best practices for sharing new cooking activities with children. 

Presented by

Nimali Fernando Web

Nimali Fernando, MD, MPH

Founder and Pediatrician, Dr. Yum Project

Wendy Cannon Web

Wendy Cannon

Cooking Program & Outreach Specialist and Preschool Curriculum Creative Director, Dr. Yum Project

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$699 Members | $799  Non-Members

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