GREAT TASTE:
COOK AND SHARE WORKSHOPS
Great Taste supported older residents in Powys, who may have been experiencing loneliness, depression, or stress-related issues by providing weekly Cook and Share workshops to enable socialising and develop crucial lifestyle skills in the form of cooking. Groups came together to socialise, cook nutritious meals from scratch and develop cooking skills and creativity, as well as share tips on sustainability, meal planning and budgeting. After cooking in the morning, groups shared their creations for lunch, with plenty of time to relax and chat.
The workshops provided financial self-support strategies by upskilling participants in planning and purchasing food within a limited budget, and showing off a range of options for these price points. Creativity in cooking is not just for pleasure's sake - having the knowledge and skill to work with your limitations opens up huge budget and health advantages! Throughout the course, we talked through and reformed meal plans and food budgets amongst our participants in specially designed workbooks. Participants were also provided with a shopping voucher to spend on quality cooking ingredients or utensils to support them to put their skills into practice at home.
"Staff were amazing, helping everyone and caring."
"My cooking was very good and I enjoyed it."
"It was good fun. I enjoyed cooking the food plus helping the others, mixing the icing sugar and cutting the crust off the bread. Thanks for all your help."
"Wonderful, teaching older people to cook and prepare healthy meals. Always supportive and inclusive, 100% accessible for all"
