OSU grant teaching parents, kids how to eat for health

YOUNGSTOWN

Takiyah Anderson tries to cook healthy for her family.

It’s not easy when you have picky children.

After sampling the Haitian-style chicken and rice and the fresh fruit with honey and yogurt topping prepared Wednesday at Rayen Early College Middle School, she plans to try the recipes at home.

“It’s really good,” she said.

Beth Stefura, an Ohio State University Extension educator, prepared the food in a REC hallway for students, teachers and parents attending parent-teacher conferences.

Healthful cooking is part of a five-year, $20,000 Ignite grant OSU received. This marks the grant’s third year.

The grant aims to increase nutrition education in sixth- through-eighth grades.

“Obesity prevention is the target,” Stefura said.

Read more about the program in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.