B.C.’s freshest food-skills program invites cooking groups across the province to take up an unbeatable offer: a six-session free cooking school that comes to your kitchen. The program is called Food Skills For Families, and it was created particularly for cooking groups that serve Aboriginal, Punjabi, new immigrant and low-income communities. All the cooking group has to supply is a properly equipped kitchen and 8 to 12 participants who agree to attend all six sessions. All the other essentials come free of charge: the guidance of a trained facilitator with cooking and nutrition expertise, the food to be cooked, and workbooks for all that include recipes targeted for specific groups. The six hands-on kitchen sessions cover healthy food choices, safe food handling and storage, meal planning, healthy snacks, nutrition education and a shopping tour. There’s plenty of time for questions and answers.
