COLOUR YOUR FAMILY’S WORLD
With Fun And Food
NUTRITION
DOROTHY RICHMOND
Dietitian
Spring is the festival season in Cairns,
so this colourful time of the year involves
harnessing local food in season such as
lemons, limes, pineapples, pumpkin and
chillies.
Healthy food, as well as being colourful,
has fabulous aromas and is a taste
sensation. And what better way to try
new dishes than to enrol in a healthy
cooking class.
Dietitians encourage people
With the weather warming up,
to follow a healthy diet but
it’s the perfect time of year to
often people also need
experiment with adapting
basic cooking, shopping
HEALTHY FOOD, AS
recipes to make them
and commodity skills to
WELL AS BEING
increasingly healthy.
instigate change.
COLOURFUL, HAS
Spring chicken recipes
A great way to have
FABULOUS AROMAS
using
caramelised
new food experiences
AND IS A TASTE
lemon and curries laced
is
to be involved
SENSATION.
with vegetables is the
in a workshop that
way to go. Colourful dips
enables people to source,
prepare, cook and above all
and salads can be prepared
appreciate the flavour of food
to cater for all festivities and are
enjoyed by all age groups. Stir fries are around a shared table.
quick to prepare using Asian greens and This is particularly important for people
lots of herbs and spices such as ginger. who are on a restricted budget where
Experience zesty lemon, crunchy dips packaged preprepared food may appear
and salads, warm turmeric, perfect to be the only alternative. Dishes prepared
utilise basic food equipment and low-
pork, finger food and more.
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cost
ingredients.
Young children are particularly at risk
when mum or dad lack the skills and
confidence to prepare fresh food.
Cooking workshops enable participants
to acquire knife skills and experiment
with healthy cooking methods of not just
meals but also snacks.
Interactive cooking classes and tasting
of new dishes in a social environment
empowers people to make changes to
their diet with positive health outcomes
for the whole family.
The Colour your family’s world with
fun and food project is administered
and delivered by Dorothy Richmond,
Dietitian and Chef, on behalf of
Northern Queensland Primary Health
Network, and funded by the Australian
Government Department of Health. For
information on these free workshops
contact Dorothy. Workshops have already
been held in Mareeba and Kuranda with
more sessions planned region wide.