INTERNATIONAL CHEF'S DAY: Inspiring children to live healthier lives.

INSPIRING CHILDREN TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES FOR INTERNATIONAL CHEFS DAY

International Chefs Day saw Australian school children get a taste of healthier eating when Nestlé Professional and leading chefs from the Australian Culinary Federation (ACF) teamed up.

At St Catherine of Siena School and St Joseph’s Primary School in New South Wales, and across other classrooms around Australia, students swapped the classroom for the kitchen in the name of healthy eating.

More than 130 children from the NSW schools got creative with healthy food and had the chance to prepare dishes, including Healthy Orange Boosted Oats and Fantastic Broccoli Noodle Cups, alongside professional chefs, Julio Azzarello, Paul Rifkin and their chef teams from the ACF.

“Learning to eat well and preparing healthy food plays an important role in teaching kids from a young age. This is a great opportunity for kids to try new and interesting foods that they may not eat at home. It’s about establishing the foundations for healthy eating,” Mr Azzarello said.

Nestlé Professional Nutritionist Karen Kingham was on hand to teach the children about healthy eating and said that International Chefs Day is all about inspiring kids to eat well in a way that is engaging and interactive. 

“Teaching our kids about healthy eating is an important part of their education. Good nutrition is a crucial part of their growth and development; it gives them more energy, improved health and greater focus in school. We hope today’s fun and healthy cooking experience showed the students how to eat well, to understand how food affects our bodies and what is the lifelong benefit of doing this” Ms Kingham said.

International Chefs Day is a global celebration of culinary arts. This year’s theme How Healthy Food Works encourages kids to think about how healthy eating today can help lead to a healthier tomorrow.