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Youth Food Skills: The Hillsborough Community Project
Christopher Sallie, ADCO
About Me
Christopher Sallie: Journey men Red Seal and diploma in Culinary Arts from The Culinary Institute of Canada
Completing an Applied Degree in Culinary Operations at The Culinary Institute of Canada; expected to graduate Spring 2014
Several years experience in fine dining
Founding member of The CIC Garden Club
Profiled in both Macleans magazine and CBC
What Are Food Skills?
As defined by The Waterloo Health Authority: In a household context, food skills include skill in five general categories: • knowledge about food, nutrition and cooking
• planning for healthy meals, and for including children—to develop their food skills
• conceptualizing outcomes, like adjusting recipes and using leftovers
• mechanical techniques for food preparation
• perception of food characteristics, like taste, texture and when food is properly cooked
Why Food Skills are important?
They are essential life skills that allow for healthier lifestyles and improved general health
Provides a sense of empowerment and confidence
Are life-long skills that can be passed down from generation to generation
Creates a connection with our community and cultural heritage, reaffirming our sense of belonging
Food skills in the past
Oral traditions that have been passed down from mothers to daughters
Soldiers returning from WWII developed an affinity for pre-packaged and easy foods; the beginning of a processed food culture
As women left the kitchens and entered the board rooms, these skills were greatly undervalued for their significance and these traditions were lost.
Taught in the community, by the community (church groups, Amish communities, community organizations)
Food Skills today
The advent of The Food Channel has changed how these skills are taught.
Class standing has an impact on how these skills are learned:
Those with higher incomes tend to eat out more and have greater access to healthier foods whereas those in the lower income bracket tend to cook more at home
Those with higher incomes tend to get their learning from books whereas those in lower income brackets tend to receive their learning through classes and instructional lessons
Those with lower incomes tend to have greater food skills but tend to have less access to healthier foods
The Project
Hillsborough Community Centre
15 Kids ages 10-16
Classes take place from after school to 5 pm Monday’s and Wednesdays for 4 weeks
Kids prepare meals and set place settings for “Family style” supper
Meals include 1 protein, 2 vegetables, 1 starch and a salad
Kids use flyers from the local grocery store to select what meal they would like to prepare the following class
Rules exist in the kitchen and at the table that centre around Respect, Responsibility and Fairness.
Children are supervised by program coordinator and parent volunteers
Observations
Most kids are enthusiastic to participate while others are more hesitant
Not all people like to cook
Some kids are more accustomed to working with knives than others, but all are supportive of each other. There is no judging
Community is very supportive of this initiative
Questions?
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