Cooking with Kids Foundation

Cooking with Kids Foundation offers classes where children take part in cooking, learn how to use kitchen tools, and prepare healthy meals. In these classes, kids create shopping lists, practice mindful grocery shopping, and read food labels. The program also includes cooking nutritious food that children can share with their family.

• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Winter 2026 cooking class schedule with two 5-week sessions; first session runs January–February and second session runs February–March

Cooking with Kids Foundation states that its mission is to promote children’s health and create awareness of obesity and type II diabetes. The mission explains that the program provides classes that teach children how to use kitchen tools and prepare healthy meals so they can make better diet choices, and that the organization aims to improve the lives and health of children while having fun. The mission also states that the members of Cooking with Kids Foundation are committed to enriching the lives of the children and families they work with, and that they believe healthy food is the foundation of healthy self-esteem and leads to a successful school life.

The leadership team includes Chef Lynda Rexroat as Founder and CEO, John F. Rexroat as Founder and Secretary, Bill Durkin as School Garden Coordinator, and Christian G.P. Brockmann in Marketing. Cooking with Kids Foundation is a Non-Profit Organization and a 501 (c) (3). The program notes that its classes are specially designed to empower kids to create shopping lists, do mindful grocery shopping, read food labels, cook nutritious food, and share it with their family, and that the skills taught go beyond just learning how to cook by instilling confidence, self-worth, and creativity. It also states that by the end of the classes, kids become more discerning about their food choices.

Last updated March 20, 2026.