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Let's Get Cookin'

Let’s Get Cookin’! is designed as a group program to develop food skills in school and community settings. Over seven sessions, the program covers basic knife safety, chopping, slicing and dicing, reading and following recipes, and principles of kitchen and food safety.   

The program can help increase confidence and skills to participate in food preparation activities and is appropriate without modifications for ages 10 and up. In addition, Let's Get Cookin':

  • Uses basic food preparation equipment and can be done with limited kitchen facilities.
  • Introduces essential life skills and opportunities for teamwork skills.
  • Builds confidence in abilities and self-esteem. 
  • Is designed to offer lots of exposure and opportunities to prepare and taste test vegetables and fruit, whole grains and plant-based proteins like beans and lentils. 
  • Includes pasteurized dairy products and graded eggs which can be eliminated or substituted as needed. 

To ensure safe and enjoyable implementation of the program, we encourage all facilitators to complete our free, online, self-directed E-Learning module. After you have viewed the 45-minute training video, you will be asked to complete a brief survey confirming you have completed the training and answer a few questions that will reinforce learnings.  

Once you’re trained as a Let’s Get Cookin’ facilitator, you’ll receive access to all of the recipes and supporting documents to run this program. The program also requires kitchen equipment; a list of items to acquire or purchase to run the program is provided.  

All food preparation activities carry potential risk for cuts, burns and allergies.  

The program includes foods that can be prepared with minimal kitchen facilities. It is designed to minimize exposure to foods that pose a higher risk of food borne illness. For these reasons raw meat, poultry, fish and seafood recipes are not included. 

For adolescent and adult audiences, and when you have access to proper kitchen and dishwashing facilities, facilitators may consider including recipes using meat. Facilitators must be aware of safe food handling for raw meat, poultry, fish and seafood. Safe food handler training is highly recommended. 

Should you have questions about the Let's Get Cookin' program, please email LGC@hpph.ca

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Huron Perth Public Health

Huron Office
77722B London Road, RR #5, Clinton, ON
N0M 1L0

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653 West Gore St., Stratford ON N5A 1L4
Toll-free 1-888-221-2133
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