- Time together uninterrupted by other people or phones
- Improving confidence through learning new skills
- Encouraging adults and children to try new foods and activities increases their willingness to try other things together that they wouldn’t usually
- Bringing in hard-to-reach people. For example, schools have told us that some parents who have attended our courses with their children have not previously engaged in other ways
- Increasing family cohesion
- Better behaviour and study results from better-fed children
- Teaching children practical fine motor and numeracy skills
Meet Anne
My name is Anne Pike, a retired lecturer who is passionate about the ability of education to improve the lives of everyone, especially those who are less fortunate and vulnerable.
I also enjoy cooking. Therefore, when I heard about Food etc I was keen to help to educate people in Bedford to buy and cook good, healthy food for less.
It’s quite challenging at times as we sometimes work in rather cramped conditions but I can see how well it is being received. It is a great feeling when you see people developing their skills and realising they CAN cook and those funny vegetables actually taste rather good.
Benefits of working with Food etc
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