Testimonials

What do our partner organisations say?

“Let's Get Cooking is helping to combat the rising levels of obesity across England by giving people the practical skills to cook healthy family meals, and helping them to understand the importance of a balanced diet as part of a healthy lifestyle.” Professor Richard Parish, Royal Society of Public Health

"Let’s Get Cooking has been an integral and successful element of the Sheffield Let’s Change4Life Programme. The support provided to our schools through the Let’s Get Cooking team has been fantastic in embedding healthy eating and cooking behaviours within communities, and will no doubt be impacting positively on the school experience for thousands of Sheffield’s school children." Amy Buddery, Advanced Health Improvement Practitioner, School-Age Children, Sheffield PCT

"Teaching people to cook can change the way they eat, forever." Jonathan Bletcher, District Public Health Lead, South Staffordshire PCT

“Teaching people to cook healthy recipes is an important practical way we can empower individuals to take responsibility for their health. Our aim is to get to the ‘tipping point’ where cooking healthy meals becomes the norm in Wolverhampton and we expect this to have an impact on the levels of obesity across the city.” Patrick Salmon Extended Schools Coordinator, Wolverhampton City Council.

 "This fantastic project, setting up a national network of cooking clubs across the country, not only promotes a positive culture of healthy eating for school age children but also for their families and the wider community. I am delighted that the £20 million Big Lottery Fund investment in the School Food Trust is producing such encouraging results which will have a lasting benefit for people of all age groups.” Peter Wanless, Chief Executive Officer, Big Lottery Fund.

“BBC Learning chose to collaborate with Let's Get Cooking due to the high levels of participation from schools and local communities in England.  Their monitoring and tracking system means that we will be able to measure exactly how many people supported the BBC's baking campaign and what skills they learned.  Rebecca Simor, Project Executive, BBC Learning

“What better way of helping tackle the rising rate of childhood obesity in this country than by teaching children and their families how to choose and cook a wide range of delicious, healthy food?” Stephanie Valentine, Deputy Director General British Nutrition Foundation

What do our Club Coordinators say?

“The first day back at school in September we had children and parents asking when our club would be starting again and this gave us a tremendous boost. I couldn't have done this without your help and support and the training you give is first class. We can only grow!” Janet Cook - Chapel Allerton Primary School, Leeds

“Our cooking club really helps students to develop new skills outside of the classroom and we have seen them grow in confidence in the kitchen.  Emily Croft - Oldfields School, Uttoxeter

“I just want to say thank you for giving us the confidence to do something so wonderful.  My colleague (a teacher for 15 years) said he has never experienced anything of this educational value in his teaching career!” Sarah Maddison - Mill Lane Primary School in Stockton

What do training delegates say?

Demonstrator Training delegates 

“Fantastic time!! Very inspiring how healthy food can be so tasty! I’m going to start cooking again and looking forward to converting junk food addicts!”

"Both days were excellent, friendly accessible - brilliant food! Gives you confidence in what can be achieved. Can’t fault it! Thank you!”

Start-Up Day delegates

“A great hands on day for all involved.”

“One child said it was the best day of his life."

What do club members say?

“On a Saturday night sometimes we order Chinese but now, because Janet showed us how to make it and gave us the recipes, we can make Chinese stuff our self.’ Rhiannan, age 10.

"It’s amazing how much stuff you can do with food and how healthy foods can actually be good for you as well as tasty. I honestly enjoyed something and learnt for once! And will most certainly be going again next week!"  Year 10 pupil from Ormskirk School.