Term time Saturdays at The Hoxton Community Kitchen

The Saturday cooking club is a hands-on, fun group cooking session. You will learn to cook and try new foods with other young people from Hackney. We will cover how to plan balanced meal and learn about
making healthy choices. You could even invite your family members to try what you have cooked.

Claudia has nearly a decade of teaching experience and has worked as a science teacher at City and Islington College and a university lecturer in Health Sciences at Westminster University. She is a qualified Medical Herbalist and has previously run a Mental Health Café Project in Dalston.

She has a passion to teach young people to make empowered health choices through understanding where food comes from, what is healthy and how we can make food healthier. She believes that the earlier young people learn about health choices, the better.

Topics Covered:

•  How to cook a healthy family meal on a budget.
•  Planning healthy lunches (lunch boxes ideas), healthy snacks.
• The Balance of Good Health and Eat-well Plate.
• Recipe adaptation/ takeaway alternatives.
• Cooking technique adaptation
• Make the most of 5-a-day
• Basic health, safety & hygiene.
• How to interpret food labels and food additives to look out for.
• Varied cooking skills and techniques. We will cover numerousmethods of healthy cooking (ex. steaming, stir-frying, preparingsalads, baking, blending, plus)

For more info contact Claudia:

Tel: 08442252054 or 07875 41 20 35

email: claudia@shoreditchspa.org.uk

www.shoreditchspa.org.uk

PLEASE NOTE
This organisation is NOT sponsored or regulated by Hackney Council.