COOKSMART

• December 17, 2018:  COOKSMART: Youth Workshop Series - Mississauga
  Christ Church United , 1700 Mazo Crescent, Mississauga, Ontario
  Join us Monday, December 17 from 05:00 pm - 07:00 pm

  Ages 11-14

  Series of 4 workshops

  Essential kitchen skills for healthy independence with easy meal preparation.

  This will be an engaging hands-on workshop to empower teens make better food decisions for their skin, body-type, stress management and includes preparing some easy meals and snacks for food independence. Excellent preparation before leaving the kitchen comforts of home. Includes a recipe book of all the recipes that are introduced.

  4 Week Series (Every Monday):  
  Monday - Nov 26- The Basics
  Monday - Dec 3 - Meat Lovers
  Monday - Dec. 10 - Lovin’ the Oven
  Monday - Dec. 17 - World of Flavours

  Code: yscc181126

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• December 19, 2018:  COOKSMART: Beyond the Basics - Mississauga
  Christ Church, 1700 Mazo Crescent , Mississauga, Ontario
  Join us Wednesday, December 19 from 04:00 pm - 05:30 pm

  Ages 8-12

  The extension of COOKSMART Kids where stove and oven safety are taught and used to make tasty meals and snacks. Part of the programs includes cooking for our community, by making part of a meal for The Compass, our local food bank’s weekly program. At the end of our session, the students will get to compete in our fun cooking competition with local community judges.

  7 week program  - Nov 7 - Dec 19   
  Wednesdays 4:00-5:30pm 
  Pick-up at Whiteoaks PS  @ 3:40pm

  Code: bbcc1811

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• December 19, 2018:  COOKSMART: Afterschool Programs - Toronto
  Rosedale United Church , 159 Roxborough Drive , Toronto, Ontario
  Join us Wednesday, December 19 from 04:00 pm - 05:30 pm

  Ages: 5-11

  7 weeks (every Wednesday)

  A fun afterschool program that gives kids a great hands-on experience learning food safety, good nutrition and how to make tasty snacks and small meals for themselves. Our COOKSMART Kids learn how to make good choices, think about taste and flavours, try to new foods and use basic kitchen tools safely and make great dishes from fresh fruits and vegetables! Our last class is a fun cooking competition, the COOKSMART Challenge where the COOKSMART Kids get to show off their skills for the community judges and parents.

  Food allergy friendly. Vegetarian menu.

  Code: ckru1811

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• December 19, 2018:  COOKSMART: Teen Workshop Series - Mississauga
  Christ Church United , 1700 Mazo Crescent , Mississauga, Ontario
  Join us Wednesday, December 19 from 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm

  Ages: 14-15 and 16-18

  Essential kitchen skills for healthy independence with easy meal preparation.

  This will be an engaging hands-on workshop to empower teens make better food decisions for their skin, body-type, stress management and includes preparing some easy meals and snacks for food independence. Excellent preparation before leaving the kitchen comforts of home. Includes a recipe book of all recipes introduced.

  4 Week Series: 
  Wednesday - Nov 28 - The Essentials
  Thursday - Dec 6 - Meat Lovers
  Wednesday - Dec. 12 - Dorm Cooking
  Wednesday - Dec. 19 - International Flavours

  Code: TSCC181128

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Kathy Stewart, Founder of COOKSMART
CNP, BEd, MEd, BScH Nutrionist, Educator

COOKSMART started in the kitchen of Kathy Stewart, with her three small children learning how to cut veggies for their pizza toppings. The kids were excited to practice their new skills, especially when they could snack at the same time. As their confidence grew using a knife, they became curious for greater challenges and were soon cooking and baking inspired creations for the whole family. Seeing the independence that only a few simple cooking skills gave her own children, Kathy created a vision for COOKSMART. 

Kathy's extensive experience as a teaching professional, coupled with her training as a nutritionist has given her the knowledge, skills, and passion to make COOKSMART a reality.  

Our goal is to inspire better food choices and basic cooking for life-long healthy eating!