June 30, 2015
Jamie’s Ministry of Food Mobile Kitchen – which was a huge hit during its last visit – is returning to the South Burnett, this time to be based in Cherbourg.
This is the first time the mobile kitchen will deliver its program inside an Aboriginal community.
The staff manning the mobile kitchen teach participants useful, basic cooking skills to create tasty and healthy meals.
The mobile kitchen will be located in the front car park at Cherbourg Hospital in July.
“The team at Jamie’s Ministry of Food has worked directly with respected Cherbourg locals and leaders alike to ensure the program fits the needs and wants of the community,” Jamie’s Ministry of Food and The Good Foundation Acting CEO Elise Bennetts said.
“We’ve ensured the program has flexibility in order to connect with locals and has been specifically adapted for the Cherbourg community to work towards delivering the same positive results and outcomes as seen with the original program.”
A recent evaluation, conducted by Deakin University and University of Melbourne has shown that participants in the Jamie’s Ministry of Food course who complete the back-to-basics home cooking skills program, increased their vegetable consumption and changed their cooking confidence and cooking and eating behaviours.
Participants were more confident in cooking meals from scratch, purchased and consumed more vegetables and spent less on take away foods. This was sustained for six months after completing the course.
The Mobile Kitchen program offers a five-week cooking course, comprising one 90-minute cooking class per week with up to 12 participants in each class. Participants will learn Jamie’s hints, tips and shortcuts and at the end of each class will take home a freshly cooked meal for friends or family.
Classes begin on Monday, July 13, and will run from Monday through to Thursday each week, ending in August.
- Bookings can be made through www.jamiesministryoffood.com
