A service organization providing nutritional culinary experiences for scholars K-12th grade.
Mission
To raise a generation of heart healthy citizens who nurture and heal their mind, body and spirit through food and environmental consciousness.
Vision
To uplift our cultural perspective around the consumption of plant- forward foods to heal the mind, body, and spirit.
Eat your colors
Scholars learn the importance of eating fruits and vegetables to support healthy brain function, longevity, culinary skills necessary for kitchen survival, environmental consciousness and foundational knowledge of quality food ingredients.
Our kid-friendly recipes are curated as a reflection of the lesson, utilizing highlighted fruits and vegetable ingredients of those colors found in a crayon box.
Color Your Kitchen
Chef Curated
REcipes
Scholars enjoy plant-based recipes that nourish
the heart, body, mind and spirit.
Project-Based Learning
Lessons developed for TCK include academic rigor, hands on learning experiences and activities suitable for every learners' need.
develop kitchen confidence
Sharpen your knife and knowledge of culinary skills.
Color Your Kitchen
Cook Classes
Scholar Chefs hone in on plant-forward recipes and increase their kitchen skills by participating in 60 minute culinary classes.
Nutrition Lessons
Intuitive
Scholars learn basics of nutrition, urban gardening and culinary life-skill lessons during 30 minute learning segments.
Color your home kitchen
Scholar parents prepare plant-forward recipes and learn family nutrition tips and tricks during a 60 minute virtual cooking course.
Meet the Chef
Morgan S. Bennings, M.S., Chef
Known to some as Ms. B and to others as
Chef Morgan, she is the owner and operator of Honeybee's Learning Academy, an educational consulting agency providing supplemental learning materials to parents, non-profit organizations, and school districts.
After impacting the minds of young scholars in the south, Chef Morgan decided to embark on a culinary quest in New York City at the
Institute of Culinary Education.
Chef Morgan combined her knowledge of elementary education and health supportive culinary to produce
TheCrayonKitchen.
recipes by
Cookbook Chronicles
with Chef Leo
Whether you're a budding chef or a parent looking for delicious and healthy recipes to make with your kids, Cookbook Chronicles with Chef Leo and Chef Sam is your go-to guide for creating meals that are as nourishing as they are fun!
Fruit & Vegetable Adventures
Fruit and Vegetable Adventures with Chef Leo is a fun and educational YouTube channel that encourages kids to discover the magic of healthy eating. Join Chef Leo as he explores the colorful world of fruits and vegetables, teaching kids about the benefits of nutritious food in a playful and engaging way.
TheCrayonKitchen values your support. Proceeds will provide us the opportunity to invest in food justice and urban gardening initiatives.
