Cooking Matters is nationwide program that we offer at Weld Food Bank for free to anyone in the community. This six week class that offers the following:
- Basic cooking skills
- Hands on food demos
- Healthy menu/meal planning advice on a budget
- Comparative shopping tips with a tour of a local grocery story
- Weekly presentations from a certified nutritionist
Each session is two hours that include kitchen time preparing the recipe of the week and a 30-minute mini-session taught by a nutritionist. Each class participants will take home a bag of food to remake or improve the recipe of the week.
All participants who complete this series of classes will receive a graduation certificate, cutting mat, chef’s knife, and the class book with several more healthy recipes.
Upcoming Cooking Matter’s Classes
Cooking Matters for Families, Kids 6 to 12 Age
September 19, 2019 – October 24, 2019
Thursday 4:30 – 6:30 PM
Cooking Matters for Adults
January 16, 2020 – February 27, 2020
Thursday 2 – 4 PM
Cooking Matters for Families, Kids 6 to 12 Age
April 2, 2020 – May 7, 2020
Thursday 4:30 – 6:30 PM
For more information and to sign up, contact Diana Flagle at 970-356-2199 x318 or at [email protected].
Visit cookingmatters.org to learn more about the national program.