Parent cooking classes 'built my confidence'

Parent cooking classes 'built my confidence'Image caption, Lauren Weller said it was "hard for parents to find fresh, cheap and healthy meal ideas" that were also convenientBySarah LewisGuernseyPublishedJust nowParents who attended free cooking classes in Guernsey said they had new ideas and confidence to prepare healthy, affordable meals for their families.The cooking sessions, run by St Martin's Community centre in partnership with the Health Improvement Commission, were led by a professional chef to help parents cook simple and fresh meals.Parent Laura Weller said the class was a safe space to "create new things, and just not be scared of cooking and making healthy choices"."Its all about convenience and this allows me to create something from scratch, with fresh ingredients that I can give my family, and I know my seven-year-old will really enjoy this," she added.Image caption, Alex Kosmas, from the Health Improvement Commission, said "it's tough to find meals which are both affordable and healthy, that families have time to make"Alex Kosmas, from the Health Improvement Commission, said: "Parents and carers have a pretty tricky job to get food on the table that is nutritious while balancing busy lives."He said: "With the cost-of-living crisis at the moment, we need to help parents as much as we can."You're busy, you get back home, the last thing you probably want to do is start chopping up loads of stuff."Kosmas said making healthy cooking "as easy as possible" could help families make better food choices.Image caption, Chef lecturer Rivelino Rodriguez said "even as a chef I struggle to find ideas for healthy and cheap meals" and parents want their children to enjoy healthy foodRivelino Rodriguez, chef lecturer at The Guernsey Institute, said the project was designed to give parents "inspiration for cheap adaptable meals that taste good without all...