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21 January 2025
Inspired by their work with the Food for Life programme and with the cost of healthy meals increasing, St Philip’s Primary School in Lancashire has been running free ‘budget boosting’ meal workshops.
The workshops take place in the school hall after lunchtime and run until the end of the school day to make it easier for families to attend.
Eight families and their children from the school, ranging from Reception to Year Six attended the workshop. They started with kitchen skill exercises, such as using scales and different measuring methods. They also talked through the menu and ingredients as a group which generated some discussion and questions.
The class was fun, interactive, all the instructions were clearly explained and lots of support from the teacher throughout the lesson. My daughter and I enjoyed our time together.
The pupils and their families then had to select the correct ingredients for each recipe before watching a simple demonstration on prepping the food, including chopping skills. They then cooked a nutritious, delicious and budget friendly stir fry ready to take home and enjoy together.
I am learning as well as spending time together and having fun cooking, measuring, prepping the food. It has helped me budget when I shop and it has helped me cut down. My daughter is also helping me more at home along with her siblings.