Nutra-Net: Teaching Nutrition to Kids in Innovative Ways!

Nutra-Net is a Kansas City-based nonprofit organization that delivers nutrition education messages in a fun and interactive way to reach kids more effectively, through cooking! Our materials are easy-to-follow from step-by-step leader guides for adult leaders to pictorial cookbooks for the youngest of children. Featuring healthy recipes that are low-cost and easy to make, the cooking activities teach children valuable lessons about choosing more nutritious snacks and meals!

Sample Recipe: Fruit Kabobs

Welcome to Nutra-Net

Nutra-Net is a nonprofit organization that has been teaching healthy, quick, low-cost cooking for over 26 years to children and families from low-income households in the greater Kansas City area.

Our mission is to empower children and families from diverse backgrounds with the knowledge and skills to plan and prepare healthy meals and snacks that promote lifelong wellness and reduce the risk of disease.

There are a variety of ways Nutra-Net's resources can help you!

Easy-to-use curriculum leader guides for schools, afterschool or youth programs (ages pre-K thru 6th grade)
Fun train-the-trainer session allow you and your staff to confidently implement Nutra-Net lessons year after year
Nutra-Net pros are available to teach a class or series of classes at your site
View our helpful recipe demonstration videos through our online training subscription program
Access PDF version of all of our recipes online (free with purchase of new cookbook)

Recent News and Updates

5/24/2010 - Nutra-Net Partners with Drumm Farm

The Junior League of Kansas City recently announced that Nutra-Net is a recipient of 2010-2011 funding that will support Nutra-Net's programs at Drumm Farm, working with under-privileged kids. Soon kids will be cooking and tasting healthy foods straight from the garden, growing a love for good nutrition!

5/10/2010 - Nutra-Net in the Examiner

The Independence Examiner recently ran an informative article about Nutra-Net and our new pictorial cookbok!

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