Kids' nutrition camp to use Wii
by David Hinkle 
{ Jul 25th 2007 at 1:00PM }
Kids these days have it so much better. Not only did we have to walk uphill in the snow to school (both ways!), but we also never had shoes. We were forced to eat potatoes, cold, straight from the ground. We were never able to take part in fun summertime camps where we were shown how to create nutritious, fun meals. And, sure enough, one camp in central Pennsylvania is set to do that with the Wii and Cooking Mama. In allowing the children to play the game on the Wii, the camp hopes they will be able to translate in-game information into real-world application, showing the kids how to bring the digital recipes in the game to life as they prepare the dishes with real ingredients.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JC Fletcher @ Jul 25th 2007 2:38PM
Something tells me that whoever planned this project has never played Cooking Mama.
hvnlysoldr @ Jul 25th 2007 5:32PM
Better than Ratatouille the Game to teach them. And I think they picked the Wii version so more kids can see at a time than DS.
Jared @ Jul 26th 2007 10:51AM
Poke fun, if you will, but I am very active in the kitchen, and I have learned a few things from Cooking Mama. I only have the DS version, but I have transformed a few recipes based on ideas I got while playing the game, and I have gotten some inspiration from cooking things I've never before been exposed to.
I'm not just some idiot, either. I have paid good money for some chef's knives because I do so much cooking. I don't use the crappy ones that come with the Ginsu steak knife set. I can prep a steak and fold an omlete with the best of 'em.