COOKSMART teaches healthy eating life skills to kids. By providing the foundation of healthy eating options and fundamental cooking techniques, kids learn from an early age how to safely prepare meals. Our hands-on approach allows them to taste and savour their dishes, all while exploring their creative side to create their masterpieces.
"It's profoundly important that every single child leaves school knowing how to cook ten recipes. That will save their life."
- Jamie Oliver
25% of Canadians have diabetes or pre-diabetes, increasingly at younger ages (CDA 2015)
Obesity rates tripled in 30 years with 1 in 3 children identified as over-weight or obese (StatsCan: Mean BMI of Children 2011)
Let’s COOKSMART with Real Food, made real easy.
COOKSMART workshops accommodate 6 to 24 participants:
Sessions led by a certified COOKSMART instructor
Age appropriate techniques for simple cooking, clean-up and kitchen safety
Real-world applications for math, health, science, social studies, reading and writing
Nut-free program. All special diets and allergies accommodated.
Focusing on a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits, students prepare, enjoy and clean-up all while learning and practicing kitchen safety in a group environment.
Students are encouraged to share their new skills at home.
Typical COOKSMART session
(60 min) includes:
Nutrition tips for healthy living
Seasonal vegetable of the day
Taste test of new foods in safe environment
Washing and preparing Fruits & Veggies for two recipes of the day
Eating the snack together using table manners
Cleaning up the dishes, tools and classroom together – just like at home
Want to learn more? Contact us and see how easy it is to bring COOKSMART to your students.