Commission hears pitch for SNAP‑Ed culinary literacy pilot tied to classroom learning

A presenter working with school staff proposed a Virginia SNAP‑Ed and culinary literacy grant to replace lost funding and restore in‑school nutrition education. The pilot would let students bring home small ingredient kits and multilingual guides so families can replicate healthy meals they learn about in class; the program would coordinate with Virginia Cooperative Extension and VDACS to ensure federal nutrition compliance. "The idea would be that students would learn some basic skills that would link with SOLs at school...and then to bring home a package of ingredients that they could replicate at home," the presenter said.