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A Taste of African Heritage is a 6-week cooking and nutrition curriculum that celebrates the healthy, vibrant, plant-based food traditions from across the African Diaspora. Participants expand their knowledge of nutrition and learn simple cooking techniques for healthy living based on delicious African Heritage food traditions. A Taste of African Heritage is now an evidence-based intervention in the SNAP-Ed Toolkit!
Class schedule: 1 class per week, for 6 weeks
Number of recipes per class: 2–3
Class components: Each class is divided up into
1) an intro, 2) an historical and nutritional discussion,
3) a cooking lesson, and 4) a time to eat together and reflect.
Tracking success: Using confidential lifestyle and physical health evaluations, instructors and students track their success to make sure that A Taste of African Heritage helps its participants make lasting changes for their health and wellbeing.
Lesson 1: Traditional Herbs and Spices
Lesson 2: Greens
Lesson 3: Whole Grains
Lesson 4: Beans and Rice
Lesson 5: Tubers and Mashes
Lesson 6: Fruits and Vegetables
Thank you for your interest in teaching Oldways’ A Taste of Heritage cooking programs! Please note that while we ask for credentials, teachers are not required to have a professional degree. A strong interest and passion for teaching the curriculum, and also a willingness to help Oldways monitor success, are the key elements.
Watch the entire (56-minute) webinar video below to begin the course.
Test your readiness for teaching the course with our teachers training quiz.
Download Oldways’ Certificate of Completion for this course. We can also mail the certificate to you after you have confirmed logistical details with us for teaching a class series.
Organizations interested in teaching can license the curriculum on an annual basis which will allow the licensee to download a PDF version of the curriculum and required entrance/exit surveys for printing.
Alternatively, organizations can purchase the printed teacher’s manual and student handbooks in our webstore with or without a license. If you purchase the curriculum, you do not need to obtain a license. It is an ‘either/or’ situation. Please note however that the purchased printed curriculum may not be printed, published, copied, scanned, or resold; and that you will need to sign an Agreement. The minimum order of student handbooks is 15. Classes are also encouraged to purchase the corresponding Pyramid poster to display in the class as well as the trifold brochures.
By adding your class , your class will appear on our website class directory of current classes offered across the nation.
Our resources prepare you for every step of your teaching journey. From information on finding a class site, to tips for recruiting participants, to flyers to advertise your class, we’ve got everything you need to make your class series a success.
Our team is here to answer any questions you may have about launching your class series.