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Providing Cooking & Nutrition Education to Children & Families - Common ThreadsSubscribe to Our Newsletter Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Youtube Share Your Story Careers Contact About Who We Are Where We Work Our Team Our Boards Our Supporters DEI Policy Annual Report Programs Our Programs On-Demand TEACH Portal Recipes Results News Donate Select Page Common Threads Equipping communities with the knowledge to make nutritious food choices where they work, live and play. learn more Nutrition Forward Nutrition education is the cornerstone to healthier communities. Learn More Hands-On Cooking Focusing on culturally-responsive nutritious recipes, cooking equipment, knife skills and kitchen safety. Learn More Culinary Medicine Good nutrition is an essential part of expanding current and future generations lifespans. Learn More WHO WE ARE Common Threads is a passionate team of problem solvers and learners driven by the desire to help build healthy, self-sustaining communities. Our approach is earnest, but not always conventional. We are intentional, but also entrepreneurial. Our work is experiential, with a desire for our lessons to complement and enhance learning. We are proud of our work, and humbled to be a part of communities across the country. Check out our latest public service announcement, and watch first hand the impact our work has in the communities we provide in. Learn more 20th ANNIVERSARY COMMUNITY TOP CHEF EVENT SERIES Los Angeles Miami Chicago CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF BUILDING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES Common Threads is celebrating 20 years of nutrition and cooking education. Celebrate with us at our Community Top Chef Events OUR PROGRAMS At Common Threads, we are providing children, educators, caregivers, and healthcare professionals with the resources, curriculum, and training needed to champion healthy cooking and nutrition education within their community. Learn about a few of our top programs available! Small Bites This in- or after-school program teaches PK-8th grade students about nutrition and healthy cooking through a series of eight lessons combining nutrition and knife-free cooking. Cooking Skills & World Cuisine This is a chef-led program that challenges students to explore the culture and cuisine of different countries in the kitchen, while using a wide variety of cooking equipment to ensure that they know how to safely and effectively follow, prepare and cook a full recipe. Cooking Up Health Through this course participants learn basic culinary skills, steps to create nutritious meals, relationships between food, health, and disease, and cultural competencies around nutrition. TEACH PORTAL T.E.A.C.H. (Teaching Everyone About Cooking & Health) is an online portal for educators and caregivers designed to equip them with the skill sets to become a nutrition and wellness ambassador for your children, students and community. Access webinars, trainings, and curriculum today! View All Programs Students reached Adults reached Snacks & Meals Served Partners Reached View Our Full Impact What’s New From a Simple Idea to Transformative Impact: Common Threads Celebrates 20 Years Reflecting on the past two decades as the CEO and Founder of Common Threads, I am overwhelmed with gratitude and a profound sense of accomplishment. What began as a simple idea, a belief in the transformative power of food education, has evolved into a thriving... read more Tips for Healthy Grocery Shopping on a Budget Wondering why the food prices at your local grocery store have increased so much? Of course, one answer is that this is simply the result of inflation. However, that is not the entire reason. Learn what is really going on and how you can continue to prioritize your health in this new economy. read more How to Keep your Kids Busy & Healthy this Summer The summer is a great time to involve your children in the kitchen. New flavors and textures can give children a way to explore food while expanding their palates and exposing them to new foods and cooking skills. There are a multitude of ways to instill a love for food and foster creativity. Keep your children busy, engaged, and excited about cooking with these simple and fun food-related activities. read more Check out all of our Latest News Our Supporters Note: Carousel will only load on frontend. View All NEWSLETTER Join us at the table! Stay in the know and up to date on the latest recipes, events, materials and more when you subscribe to our newsletter. Gain access to FREE resources, webinars, blogs, and curriculum. Subscribe Now ABOUT Who We Are Our Programs Recipes Careers Contact Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Youtube ©2023 COMMON THREADS | Registered 501(c)(3). EIN: 20-0106847 Annual Report Financial Docs Terms Privacy Policy Discrimination Policy [mailchimpsf_form] English...