City Harvest Programs » Nutrition Education

Cooking Matters

City Harvest is the only provider in New York City of Cooking Matters, a program of Share Our Strength. Share Our strength's Cooking Matters, nationally sponsored by ConAgra Foods® Foundation and Walmart, empowers families with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to prepare healthy affordable meals. The national program brings together local culinary and nutrition experts and volunteers to lead hands-on courses that give participants the know-how to select tasty and low-cost ingredients, stretch them across multiple meals, and use healthy cooking techniques and recipes that help them provide the best nourishment possible to their families. Since 1993, Cooking Matters has grown to serve more than 10,000 families each year across the country, helping them learn how to eat better on a budget. Today, more than 85% of Cooking Matters participants graduate, taking with them improved nutrition practices, eating habits, and food budgeting skills.

Share Our Strength is a national organization that works to make sure that no kid in America grows up hungry.

Funds for this program have been provided by:

Murray G. & Beatrice H. Sherman Charitable Trust
Share Our Strength
The Ruth Turner Fund, Inc