What is Cooking Matters at the Store?


Cooking Matters at the Store is a guided grocery store tour to help families buy healthy, affordable foods. Participants practice skills like:

  • Buying fruits and vegetables on a budget
  • Comparing unit prices to find bargains
  • Reading and comparing food labels
  • Identifying whole grains
  • AND sticking to a budget!

 

Who Should Attend This Training?

This training for Cooking Matters at the Store facilitators is intended for community partners and agency staff that work with low-income adults and would like to be able to offer this service. The person(s) attending should be the person who will lead Cooking Matters at the Store tours in your area or for your agency. During this train-the-trainer session you will learn:

  • Procedures for working with Extension to obtain tour materials
  • Step-by-step of how to prepare for and run a tour at the store
  • Review of the tour facilitator talking points
  • Tips for presenting key tour objectives
  • How to incorporate the Shopping Challenge (administered immediately following the tour)
  • Protocol for administering surveys
  • Process for reporting back to Extension
  • We will visit an area grocery store for a mock tour (location to be provided on the day of the class)

 

What Materials Are Provided to Attendees?

  • Marketing materials that describe Cooking Matters at the Store
  • Templates to assist with recruiting participants
  • Facilitator’s guide (tour talking points)
  • Tour Starts Here Sign
  • Whole grain model
  • $50 in tour incentives to cover the cost of the $10 challenge for five participants before July 31, 2014

 

Is There a Fee for this Training?

There is no fee to attend this training. We do ask you to commit to lead at least five participants on a tour before the end of July. Space is limited to 15 attendees per training session and we will only hold the training if at least five people are registered to attend.

 

How Do I Register for This Training in My Area?

To register email/call CeAnn Klug at [email protected] or 651-704-2074. Training will be held at the local YMCA in each of the following locations (except Bemidji-TBD). Additional details provided upon registration.

 

Duluth Bemidji Fergus Falls Brainerd Winona Marshall Mankato
June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 30 July 1 July 2
9am – 1pm 9am – 1pm 9am – 1pm 9am – 1pm 9am – 1pm 9am – 1pm 9am  – 1pm

 

 

Locally sponsored by

 

Minnesota Alliance of YMCAs