Austin, TX—Whole Foods Market has launchedHome Ec 365,a digital curriculum designed to provide a contemporary take on the fundamentals of home economics, according to a press release.

The course will teach students everything from creative baking swaps and ways to use food scraps to stocking up on grocery staples and using the right cleaning products.

Classes include:
  • Swap-Savvy Baking: Getting Creative with Recipes & Replacements – In this course led by Joy Wilson, aka Joy The Baker (@joythebaker), students will learn what to do and how to adapt if they run out of a vital ingredient, or how to switch up types of flour.
  • So Fresh & So Clean: How to Effectively Clean Your Appliances – This course, led by clean queen, organization enthusiast, and mom vlogger Jessica Tull (@jessica_tull_), will help students deep clean efficiently and get the best results from appliances like the fridge and dishwasher.
  • Use 'Em Up! How to Transform Food Scraps & Leftovers – Led by chef and well-being advocate Sophia Roe (@sophia_roe), students will learn how to rework recipes with leftover ingredients and other food ‘scraps.’
  • Smarter Shopping: Save, Stock & Invest – Bobby Parrish (@flavcity), aka “the grocery store guy,” will teach students how to organize their fridge and pantry, and which ingredients they can save on—and which they should splurge on.
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Whole Foods Market is offering exclusive coupons for free products to those who enroll, so that the students can stock up on “school supplies” needed for the virtual classes.

“Consumers are looking for new and creative ways to live their best and most delicious lives at home. With the help of high-quality products from 365 by Whole Foods Market and instruction from a team of expert influencers, these classes help build some serious skills in adulting,” said Molly Siegler, Senior Program Manager for Culinary Development at Whole Foods Market, in the press release. “Home Ec 365 combines necessary life skills and approachable advice with products that meet the strict Quality Standards Whole Foods Market has been committed to for 40 years.”