Happy Healthy Cooks

Happy Healthy Cooks turns kids and their families on to eating nutritious whole foods, because their health depends on it. Over the past 8 years, Happy Healthy Cooks has worked with almost 3,000 students in Roanoke City Schools.

Happy Healthy Cooks delivers a proven, evidence-based, 20-week curriculum to students in Roanoke City Schools and Tap Head Start Centers. Children learn about nutrition, prepare and taste a wide variety of nutrient-dense, affordable fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and/or legumes in every lesson. Each week for 20 weeks 60 trained volunteers and Happy Healthy Cooks staff work with 2nd graders and pre-schoolers in small groups leading tastings and guiding the children through the steps to prepare nutritious recipes.