NEW YORK - eTradeWire -- YSCooks, a platform focused on educating, engaging, and rewarding students for making healthier dining choices is creating opportunities for parents to engage their students in meaningful ways during this lockdown.

As the country gradually reopens, many parents still have to figure out how to creatively engage their kids over the summer. YSCooks in partnership with nutrition experts (dietitians/food scientists) is educating students on the importance of food to overall well-being. Students learn in a fun interactive way the health benefits of different food types. They also learn how to create nourishing and tasty meals they and their families can enjoy.

The platform which has a social media element to it, create opportunities for peer support while students learn and share their food pictures or video with their peers. Through its 14-day challenge cycle, YScooks engages students and rewards them for making efforts to improve how they eat. YScooks has partnered with different libraries to reach students in their communities and continues to expand their reach.

More on eTradeWire News

• Wholesale Leather Suppliers Offers Small Businesses Chance to Carry Big Name Brands
• Digital Transformation for Banking, Fintech and Insurtech in post COVID era
• Human Interleukin-16 (Highly Pure)
• Human Interferon-gamma (Highly Pure)
• Catch The Vibe: Astrologer Anne on Vibe Selection Podcast

According to Brenda Burgess PhD, a food scientist and one of the educators on YScooks "Choosing foods that are more nourishing than others can be challenging on multiple fronts, as many are rarely educated in healthy eating and surrounded by friends and family making poor dietary decisions. Promoting nutritional literacy at a young age not only helps combat this, but it also serves as a contagious antidote to all exposed. Simply put, when children understand why they're victorious when consuming vegetables, they'll motivate their peers to do the same - and that sort of pressure is never a bad thing."

"I've never seen my kids so engaged! They love being part of the YSCooks," said Norma Brown whose kids are part of the YSCooks Pilot. "Immediately after breakfast, they start looking for a nutritious meal for lunch. They really enjoy posting pictures and sharing their thoughts on what others are sharing. I'm sure the prospect of winning a prize helped motivate them as well," she added

More on eTradeWire News

• Supremacy Entertainment CEO Dale Dunning bka KingDaleDaDon Release Hip-Hop Collaboration for 2021
• Architect Receives Anton Vegliante Award from AIA Architects League
• Keyboardist/Composer, Tom Alexander Re-Releases Critically Acclaimed Album, "What's Ahead?"
• Academic Search Engine Knobull Delivers Timely News To Students
• Pyramid Technology CEO and Owner Tony Mavusi nominated for EY's National Entrepreneur of the Year

"According to CDC 13.7 million children and you struggle with obesity in America. This issue has been on an upward trajectory for the past several years. We can change the trajectory by educating students on the importance of food to health. When children are motivated to change, they encourage their peers and family as well. We hope to encourage positive behavioral change through YScooks" Julia Olayanju PhD Executive Director, Global Food Health Institute and  YScooks team lead

Interested community leaders, library directors, or educators can contact YSCOOKs Team: connect@yscooks.com.