Recipe Review Workshop: Getting the balance right – supporting health, budget and sustainability

Audience / For: Staff and volunteers working in Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster, supporting children, young people and families with improving eating habits by following evidence-based guidance. This includes early years practitioners, childminders, health care practitioners, family navigators, healthy lifestyle practitioners, those working in education settings, those working in community settings, and any other staff involved in supporting children and families to eat well and develop healthy habits.

Time:  2.00pm – 4.00pm

Venue: The Exchange, Ernest Harriss House, 61 Elgin Avenue, Maida Vale. W9 2DB.

Cost:  FREE

Booking:  To book a place please use the booking system below.

• Note: If you have several colleagues wishing to attend a separate booking will need to be made for each person.

Training Overview:

The Change4Life service in Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster supports children, young people and families most at risk of poor health outcomes to eat well and keep active.

The training is free of charge. This training session aims to support staff and volunteers to increase skill in critically reviewing the balance of meals, and increase confidence in adapting recipes to support health, budget and sustainability. Recipes reviewed can include those brought in from staff, which may include a range of different cultural and dietary preferences. The facilitator will also bring in some recipes for review to choose from.

Participants booking this session should consider familiarising themselves with the Eatwell Guide key messages in advance. However, this will be very briefly covered in the session.

Impact on your Knowledge, Skills and Confidence:

• To increase skills in critically reviewing the balance of recipes
• To increase confidence in making small changes to recipes that support health, budget and sustainability
• To raise awareness of different cultural Eatwell Guides available for download
• To discuss, share and increase ideas to help support local families in being equipped and empowered to have a healthier diet
• To increase awareness of further resources and support available from the Change4Life Service to support you in your role.

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact:

Change4LifeTraining@healtheducationpartnership.com