Culinary Lab returns this month

Twenty CCAP-Arizona students will participate in this year's CCAP-Dairy Council Fuel Up to Play 60 Culinary Lab, an in-depth experience to further develop kitchen skills as well as nutrient analysis and recipe costing and development.

$15,000 in CCAP Scholarships will be awarded through this program (sponsored by the Arizona Dairy Council), and students need not compete in the CCAP Scholarships cooking competition to participate in Culinary Lab.

Terri Verason, MS. RDN, Director of Nutrition for the Dairy Council of Arizona, says,

"We’re excited to have a new group of high school culinary students learn about the nutritional aspects and culinary functions of dairy foods, and to tour a dairy farm to meet a farmer and see how well they care for their land and cows.

 "This year will be much better because we learned so much by doing it the first time last year.  We held a separate Orientation Session in May instead of trying to squish it into the first lab session. 

"And we’re looking forward to having the students learn about the importance of breakfast and healthy snacking, and the history and use of cheese, then bring that information back to share with their fellow students at school. "

In addition to learning recipe development and costing, students in Culinary Lab also gain fundamental understanding of the dairy industry from farm to table and the numerous steps in between (including product development and marketing).

All recipes developed through Culinary Lab will again be included in a Fuel Up To Play 60 Recipe Book that will be distributed at Fuel Up To Play 60 events and C-CAP Awards Breakfast.