Our Recipe for life project supports families to gain the knowledge, confidence and skills to have a healthy diet and make healthy lifestyle choices. 

The project focuses on;

• Menu planning, budgeting and food shopping 
• Practical cooking skills 
• Using leftovers and reducing waste 
• Cooking with children 
• Supporting breastfeeding and weaning 
• Maintaining a healthy diet and weight    

Our recipe for life volunteers: 

• Deliver one-to-one cooking sessions to families in their own homes  
• Deliver small group cooking sessions with families 
• Help to create a library of recipes in written, easy-read, and video formats 
• Emphasise the important of a healthy diet to give children the best start in life 
• Support and encourage parents to improve their knowledge, skills and confidence around food and cooking 
• Encourage parents to include children in cooking activities 
• Help to deliver food and kitchen supplies to families who need them 
• Go through our Volunteer Preparation training course prior to undertaking specialist training 

We offer our recipe for life volunteers: 

• Excellent preparation for the role through Confidence to Cook, Nutrition, and Food Hygiene training  
• Regular and frequent support and supervision meetings, and ongoing help and advice, from a dedicated Volunteer Coordinator 
• Ongoing training and personal development opportunities 
• The opportunity to make new friends and build social networks 
• Involvement in a vital local service which is part of a national and global network