Foodwise Reading

Jackie, our Food Coach, has lived in Whitley since 2013 and has been cooking since she was very young, helping her Mum who ran pubs in London. Having managed an Age UK charity shop, she is passionate about serving her community and has volunteered in numerous roles including helping with this cookery course and the St Barnabas Pantry since they started. She loves bringing people together through food and laughter.

Our Free Cooking Healthily On a Budget Courses:

Cooking skills are in decline and the reliance on ready meals and processed fast food is on the rise. This trend is damaging your and your family's health and well-being.

At FoodWise Reading, we promote the benefits of home-cooked food and share recipes that are affordable for you on a restricted food budget.

Our Free Cooking Healthily On a Budget Courses

• Inspire you to eat home-cooked meals.
• Build your knowledge and confidence to prepare and cook healthy and nutritious meals.
• Teach you how to be a savvy shopper.
• Help you to become less reliant on more expensive or less healthy processed food.
• Menus vary and are tailored to your group's needs (inc special dietary requirements)
• Courses will run for 6 weeks @ our St. Agnes site kitchen on Northumberland Avenue.
• All food and equipment will be provided for the course
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At the end of each session, participants get to take home the meal they have cooked.
If you would like to find out more and speak to our friendly Food Coach, Jackie, please register your interest.