The Happy Kitchen: Community Designed Cooking Classes

• Main Author: Whatley, Amanda L.
• Other Authors: Jain, Pankaj
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 2015
• Subjects: Collaborative research; cooking and nutrition; food access; Cooking > Study and teaching > Texas > Dallas.; Nutrition > Study and teaching > Texas > Dallas.; Food habits > Texas > Dallas.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc804956/

Equitable access to healthy food is a multifaceted issue faced by many underserved populations. Intimate understanding of individual communities’ food practices allows for the creation of community-based interventions that elaborate upon specific needs and desires. Through collaborative research and action, this study aims to become better informed of the current eating habits of community members participating in The Happy Kitchen program at Wesley Rankin Community Center in West Dallas, how those habits have changed over time, and the factors that contribute to access and utilization of a healthy diet. This research seeks to develop a dialectical relationship between the participants and GROW North Texas to design relevant cooking classes and interventions in West Dallas; thereby increasing access to and consumption of nutritious food.