Cooking Matters for Families teaches school-age children (ages 6 to 12) and their parents about healthy eating as a family and the importance  of working together to plan and prepare healthy meals on a budget. Children and parents learn and work together in the kitchen to make a healthy and delicious meal. Parents are often surprised at what great foods their kids will eat when they get to participate in preparing the meals. Each family takes home a bag of groceries to try the recipes again at home.