We understand that feeding kids healthy meals can be a daunting task. Our culture is geared towards eating convenient, processed food which is why we’ve found successful ways to teach hands-on cooking and food education classes for kids and teens. Our mission is to help kids develop life-long habits while giving them the opportunity to explore, eat, and enjoy. We offer several types of classes that teach kids new skills and provide recipes they can recreate for their family and friends. Stop relying on processed food and help your kids develop the life skills to be happy, healthy, confident, and capable.

Help your kids experience the benefits of healthy eating

Give them the opportunity to be:

HAPPY. They revel in the surprise that they like new foods!
HEALTHY. Kids who know about food and how to prepare it will grow up to eat healthier as adults.
CONFIDENT. Kids will learn how to mix and measure, safely use appliances, and properly use a knife.
CAPABLE. They will know how to prepare a meal for themselves, their family, and their friends!

Join thousands of kids who have had the opportunity to explore, eat, and enjoy with Real Food 4 Kids.

Multiple colors of carrots in a white ceramic bowl

We convinced

A lively carrot hater to put carrots in her carrot cake, and she loved it! A little explanation and positive peer pressure go a long way!

Green vegetables on a cutting board

We gave

A classroom full of first-graders kale, brussels sprouts, purple carrots, and pounds of other raw vegetables and heard them ask for more, please!

Lasagna

We taught

A teenaged boy how to make lasagna from scratch - including homemade sauce and ricotta cheese - and then he made it again for his grandma!

 
 
Reviews

CAN'T WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW!

My daughter had so much fun and already made home peanut butter and is going to surprise her dad in bed with a fried egg sandwich!!! She can't wait till tomorrow! – Toni

SO GLAD YOU OFFER THIS

Thank you so much, Sue! She loved the class! We will definitely be signing up for more. So glad you offer this. – Jaime

SHE DID IT ALMOST ENTIRELY BY HERSELF

She cooked us dinner this past Friday night and made all the recipes that you had given her from the class.  She did it all almost entirely by herself! – Julie

WINNING COMBINATION!

Sue is very knowledgable about food, ingredients, and local offerings. Her passion for food and great rapport with children make her classes a winning combination! More importantly, the kids think it is delicious and fun! – Nicole

*HIGHLY* RECOMMEND!

We won the Real Food 4 Kids cooking class at the school auction this year -- *highly* recommend to anyone who has a child who likes to cook!! They absolutely loved it. Thank you Sue Honkamp for being such a fabulous teacher!!  – Amanda

A GEM BUSINESS

Real Food 4 Kids is a gem business led by Sue Gallo Honkamp. Our troop made the first of two visits today for Sunday Brunch (on Wednesday). Check her out! – Erica

THE CLASS MAKES HER WANT TO COOK

Her first response to what she liked most was that, "She doesn't baby us; she let's us do things." She also mentioned that she feels like she learned a lot, the class makes her want to cook, and she thinks it's great that she can make these things. – Michelle

THEY HAD A BALL DOING IT!

Will made the entire recipe to perfection! I am out of town and he did it under the supervision of my mom who is NOT a cook. She couldn't get over that he MADE the cheese sauce! Ha. She did tell him that he should just buy that part next time! Too funny. Anyway, most importantly they had a BALL doing it.. and for that, I thank you! – Kathryn

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