Culinary Nutrition STEAM Lab

Teaching kids to protect their bodies from the inside out.

Culinary Arts · Nutrition · STEAM · Life Skills. We're building cutting-edge Teaching Kitchens and Nutrition Libraries across Central Florida.

Our mission: teaching children how to protect their bodies from the inside out.

Proven In The Pilot

Real results from Evans High School.

Across two pilot sessions in Spring 2026, the Culinary Nutrition STEAM Lab demonstrated that when nutrition science is delivered through spatial computing and heritage-rooted recipes, students engage deeply and quickly.

Cultural fit is real

Students from Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Hispanic backgrounds connect their cultural identity directly to wellness — the curriculum meets students where their palates and heritage already are.

Spatial computing is genuinely accessible

Even students with no prior exposure to spatial computing showed strong engagement — the technology is accessible, not exclusive.

Demand is documented

The overwhelming majority of pilot students said they'd attend a dedicated program focused on high-tech cooking, spatial computing, and wellness.

A measurable equity intervention

The pilot reached precisely the population most affected by diet-related chronic disease — giving this program real, transformational value.

4.6/5 Average Student Rating · No Student Rated Below 3
FG Kids × Spatial STEAM Lab Impact Report #2
Apple Vision Pro beside a navigable 3D digital twin of the culinary lab.
Inside The Lab

Explore Our Lab

Every lab is a navigable digital twin before it's ever a physical room — designed with safety, flow, and learning in mind, and viewable on iPhone, iPad, and desktop long before students ever pick up a knife.

See How This Works
Culinary Nutrition STEAM Lab
Check Out The Lab

Designed with safety, flow, and learning in mind.

What We Build

Every Lab Includes

Kitchen

Commercial-grade teaching kitchen.

Library

Curated nutrition & culinary collection.

Cookbook

Student-authored recipe archive.

Apple Vision

Immersive food science experiences.

Living Lab

Hydroponic plant tower — seed-to-table process.

Production Hub

Mobile kitchen island for live instruction & filming.

Collaborative Workspaces

Six fully-equipped group lab stations.

Safety-First Technology

Kid-friendly mobile induction burners.

The Scratch Nutrition Manual

Ten units. Thirty heritage-rooted recipes.

Written and developed by founder Isaac Floyd, M.S., the Scratch Nutrition curriculum pairs nutrition science with hands-on cooking — each unit anchored in Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Hispanic food traditions, and mapped to the Nutrition Self-Efficacy (NSE) framework.

Unit 01

Food Is Your Story

Identity, Culture & NSE
Unit 02

The Science of Flavor & Function

Macronutrients
Unit 03

The Hidden Crew

Micronutrients & Functional Foods
Unit 04

Your Mind on Food

NSE, Stress & Behavior
Unit 05

The Problem Three

Sugar, Sodium & Saturated Fat
Unit 06

Culture on the Plate

Diaspora & Heritage
Unit 07

The Glow-Up Kitchen

Protein, Performance & Recovery
Unit 08

Plant Power

Vegetables, Fiber & Functional Eating
Unit 09

Beyond the Plate

Careers, Tech & Wellness
Unit 10

Take CTRL

Capstone — Your Nutrition Identity Statement
From The Kitchen

A taste of the curriculum.

These recipes look indulgent — that's the point. Look closer at the ingredients and the swap that makes each one a teaching moment. (Recipes shown are illustrative of our style; exact dishes are tailored to each partner school's kitchen.)

Sneak peek

Popcorn Chicken Mashed Potato Bowl

Unit 2 · Macronutrients

Baked, not fried — same crunch, a fraction of the fat.
Sneak peek

Jerk Chicken Tacos with Mango Salsa

Unit 6 · Culture on the Plate

Whole-grain tortillas + fresh fruit salsa in place of processed sauce.
Sneak peek

Chocolate Avocado Mousse & Strawberries

Unit 4 · NSE, Stress & Behavior

Avocado stands in for cream — dessert with actual nutrients.

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We're building 10 labs across Central Florida by 2030 — starting with the communities where the need is greatest.

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