Lightbulb

Queensland Health and Lightbulb Short Courses have designed this program to provide practical cooking skills and food preparation by a qualified chef. The course consists of 3 sessions each of 4 hour duration – a total of 12 hours.

Who is the program for?

Individuals that are looking to understand how to prepare healthy meals that are both affordable, convenient and easy to prepare. This could include:

• Anyone looking for a healthier eating program;
• Parents or guardians of young children who want to instill healthy eating habits;
• People from culturally diverse backgrounds who have health concerns; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or culturally and the linguistically diverse;
• People with a chronic disease (Heart Disease, Diabetes Type 1 or 2, High Cholesterol) or who are starting to see the health consequences of a poor lifestyle and eating habits; and
• Caregivers of people with a chronic disease.

What will the course achieve?

• Improved confidence and skills to select, prepare and cook healthy food
• Improved confidence when shopping for ingredients
• The ability to create a healthy lifestyle and good eating habits for the whole family – managing portion control; occasional treats; nutritional quality and physical activity.

Entry requirements

The course is open to anyone that wishes to enrol for the full fee of $160.

A significant discount applies for certain individuals who meet the following eligibility criteria:

Parent or Guardian to small children

Individual who suffer from health concerns relating to cardiovascular disease, Diabetes Type I or II, hypertension and other metabolic disorders (Body Mass Index above 25, High BGL or HbA1C levels)

Individuals at risk of developing health concerns (as above) due to poor lifestyle and eating habits.

Individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds who are at risk genetically of developing health concerns (as above).

Caregivers or parents of those suffering from chronic disease.

Individuals who meet this criteria are eligible to undertake the course for a $50 payment.

Any individual that holds a Govt Issued Healthcare Concession Card is eligible to undertake the course for a $25 payment reagardless of whether they meet the eligibility criteria. To find out if you qualify for a subsidy please call 5581 8301.

Student instructions

For the course you will be required to bring the following: small/medium vegetable knives, an apron, headscarf or hairnet and a pen for taking notes. All ingredients and resources for this course are supplied. Please wear COVERED IN sturdy footwear. Handouts and recipe book provided.

Topics

The course will cover:

• Demonstration of food preparation by a qualified chef followed by the students cooking and sharing the meal and tasting the culinary creations
• Basic cooking and knife skills
• Food safety and hygiene
• Making smart food choices
• Managing the grocery budget
• Tips on how to modify recipes for better health and maximum taste
• Focus on quick, easy and healthy food preparation

Students will prepare throughout the course:

• Bircher muesli with orange and pistachios
• Raisin Toast with honeyed ricotta and fruit
• Blueberry hotcakes
• Scrambled eggs Florentine
• Fruit Smoothie
• Chicken and bacon club sandwich
• Lebanese Bread Pizzas
• Lamb and mushroom kebabs
• Chickpea puree
• Carrot, zucchini and date cake
• Risotto Milanese
• Italian Pasta Salad
• Fish parcels with steamed carrots, zucchini and broccoli
• Chicken and corn soup
• Spaghetti bolognaise
• Prawn udon noodles
• Green grape and apple spritzer

Outcomes

• Improvement in practical cooking skills and food preparation
• Able to prepare healthy meals for the whole family

A student quote . . . I enjoyed cooking with all the ladies. Fun course socially. I liked the different types of food we made. Some I'd make a lot, some I may not make again, like the cottage pie, but it is still lots of fun trying different types of recipes. I also like the nutritional learning and the handouts and printed recipes – A. Saunders

A student quote . . . I enjoyed receiving the nutritional panel – VERY VERY HELPFUL TOOL! I also enjoyed Paul teaching me how to cook meat. – W. Wieczorek

A student quote . . . Paul was very helpful and approachable. He clearly explained preparation of recipes and I learned many different recipes and how to make substitutions on recipes currently used to reduce fat. – K. Jennings

A student quote . . . A most enjoyable learning curb. I have learnt so much, with a new zest for life. I learned about fat as well as enhancing with fruit and fruit juices etc. – R. Payne

For eligible people a co-contributionof $50
Concession $25
All others $160

Location

Ashmore

Room

D.05.13A ASH (KITCHEN)

Address

Corner Heeb St and Benowa Road Ashmore 4214

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