Teaching Families to Reinvent Their Cooking

In this episode of the FoodEd, we have Cynthia Salas Salgado, the manager for identification and recruitment for the Ventura County Office of Education’s migrant education programs. She leads efforts to locate migrant families and provide them with opportunities throughout education platforms.

Listen in to learn the importance of prioritizing providing nutritious meals to sustain the health and development of kids. You will also learn how Cynthia is helping teach families how to reinvent their cooking using the ingredients they already have to make healthy meals.

What You Will Discover:

·   00:00 Teaching Families to Reinvent Their Cooking

·   01:41 How Cynthia leads efforts to offer education opportunities to migrant families.

·   03:13 How County offices of education make themselves available to support schools.

·   05:55 Why most schools are seeking mental health services and resources such as food.

·   08:34 The importance of prioritizing healthy nutrition to sustain kids’ health and development.

·   12:47 The importance of food education in preparing kids to become health-conscious adults.

·   15:20 How to reinvent our food from unhealthy to healthy while incorporating culture.

·   22:45 Cynthia’s favorite food, plus her efforts in teaching families how to cook differently.

Connect with Cynthia:

·   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiasalas805/