Nutrition and Food
The Instructional Kitchen provides a variety of educational, and nutrition-focused programming for students to cultivate healthy habits. Check them out below.

Programs

Nutrition Coaching

Nutrition Coaching

No matter your goal, our staff will help create an individualized plan to suit your needs. Nutrition coaching includes completing a health questionnaire and conducting a 24 hour food recall to determine “where you are now” and “where you want to be.”
Cooking Class

Instructional Cooking Classes

Try a variety of classes learning how to cook, bake, and enjoy new recipes. All classes include cooking demonstrations with generous tastings of each recipe!
Meal Kit

Illini Eats

Leave the meal planning behind and put down the shopping list! Grab a to-go meal kit from the ARC instructional kitchen. These chef curated meals serves two for only $15!
Get Fresh tote and food

Get Fresh!

Get Fresh! is a cost-effective, six-week seasonal foods program. Participants use their Get Fresh! tote to pick up fresh fruits and vegetables from the Student Sustainable Farm in the ARC instructional kitchen. Recipes and resources prepared by Peer Nutrition Educators from McKinley Health are included!
Samples

Tasting Thursdays

Tasting Thursdays is a program where you can sample delicious food from the Instructional Kitchen and learn a tip or two about keeping up great wellness habits.

Food Inspo

Check out some of our favorite recipes!
Recipes

Food Assistance & Well-Being Program

The Food Assistance & Well-Being Program is a shopping-style pantry that is free to the campus community.

Learn About the Program

Our Commitment...

  • Engage the diverse Illinois students and other campus community members in opportunities to learn about, cook, taste and share health-supporting, sustainably-produced food.
  • Educate about the culinary and other skills needed for planning, preparing, serving, and evaluating healthy meals.
  • Provide a safe, clean and sustainable space for the campus community to engage in research, service-learning, experiential learning, and personal growth and development.
  • Utilize culinary education as a part of a strategy to improve food security, employment opportunities, and simultaneously improve health for underserved individuals and the campus community.
  • (Re) Connect a positive food experience with the growth of local, whole, and more sustainably produced food.
  • Demonstrate the viability of hands-on experience with healthy food preparation and tasting for improving eating habits and life-long health

 

ARC Instructional Kitchen

Reserve the Instructional Kitchen

Looking for a fun team-building event, wellness workshop, or cooking class? The ARC Instructional Kitchen is the place!
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CampusWell

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