Cooking Demonstrations Melbourne
Healthy Fast Food
Our 1-hour Cooking Demonstrations are a great way to interactively show participants how easy and quick it is to cook a healthy meal from scratch. Since 2008 our nutrition team has empowered 1000s of Melburnians to learn about and cook new recipes from home. Our Melbourne-based Dietitian educators (Luke, Alex, and Keegan) are engaging, fun & full of tips and tricks about nutrition and cooking. Check out our Facebook page for yearly cooking demo themes such as winter warmer and fresh summer recipes.
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What is involved in our Cooking Demonstrations?
As a client, you have a choice of 2 recipes to be performed in the cooking demonstration: breakfast & lunch or breakfast & dinner (dinner & lunch options together are charged at a higher rate). Our most requested options are Apple Pie Bircher Muesli & Golden Coconut Chicken Curry. Please use our contact form to get in contact and request a quote.
Note – we send a digital copy of our recipes & meal plans to the person who organized the booking to disseminate to attendees.
RECIPE OPTIONS FOR COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS
BREAKFAST Options
High Protein, fibre, low added sugar recipes
Our breakfast recipes are quick, easy, taste great and supply sustainable energy for the morning.
- Apple Pie or Strawberry Shortcake Bircher Muesli (vegan)
- Very berry or banana, coconut pancakes
- Banana and peanut butter bliss balls (for a group size under 20)
- Dark chocolate baked oats, with almond butter (if an oven is available)
- Green recovery smoothie.
LUNCH Options
High protein & fibre and bursting with flavour and taste
Our lunch recipe cooking demonstrations are designed to be quick and easy but also tasty and provide a wide range of healthy nutrients.
- Rainbow Cajan Chicken Cous Cous (or Tofu)
- Thai pork & lime mixed salad
- Spiced pumpkin, carrot and ginger soup (winter warmer).
- Mexican Beef or Kangaroo nachos
QUICK DINNER Options
High Protein, Fibre and lower in fat than a takeaway alternative
These delicious dinner recipes take under 20 minutes to cook and are low in saturated fat, added sugar, and are full of vegetables. We aim to use locally sourced, sustainable produce in our demonstrations.
- Golden Coconut Chicken Curry (vegan option available)
- Rainbow Sweet and Sour Chicken (vegan option available)
- Fresh Pesto & Almond Chicken Pasta
- Aussie Kangaroo Chilli Con Carne
Extra Information for our Cooking Demonstrations
In addition to the two cooking demonstrations recipes we also talk about other nutrition topics such as:
- Australian Guide to Health eating, including visual serving sizes.
- Portion sizes and serving sizes for meals and foods/drinks.
- How to prevent the 2-3pm tired spell slump.
- How food can improve your sleeping patterns.
- How much carbohydrates/fats/proteins/sodium/fibre do people need on a daily basis.
- Educational tips given throughout the cooking demonstration from a Nutritionist.
- Recipe and handouts
- Updates for client newsletters
- The option of 1 on 1 consultations for participants afterwards (extra cost from $50 per 15mins consult).
The topics we commonly discuss in our Cooking Demonstrations are, but not limited to:
// General healthy eating talks/guest speaking // Healthy eating cooking tips// Cooking on a budget ideas // Weight loss // Baby weaning and fussy feeders // Sports nutrition for gym lovers and athletes // Energy levels at work // Children’s nutrition // Sugar/fat/salt awareness and many more…
The groups we commonly visit when running cooking demonstrations are:
Schools // Corporate businesses // Gyms // Churches // After school clubs // YMCA // Probus groups // Community meeting groups // Friendship groups // Community festivals // Children’s centres // Mothers’ groups // Community allotments and gardens // Sports clubs.
Cooking Demo Professionals
Daley Nutrition employ engaging staff that are full of energy and love to cook:
University qualification in Nutrition or Dietetics
Food Handling Certificate
Working with Children check
Years of experience teaching children
Public liability and indemnity insurance
First aid certificate
QUOTES FROM CLIENTS
“Just wanted to thank you on behalf of the Monash Law students society. The feedback was great. I think we all assume we know how to eat healthily, however, I can speak on behalf of the group when I say that we all learnt a lot, especially relating to study burnout and nutrition”. – Tayla- Coordinator of Monash Law Students Society
” I loved the Spicy Cajun Chicken couscous recipe! It took Luke 15mins to whip it together and it tasted great. I also found the food shopping cards that Luke gave out to be easy to understand. I now have more knowledge about what to look out for in supermarkets. ” – Employee from State Revenue office Melbourne.
“A great interactive seminar! I learnt what an actual serving size is for different food groups and how to accurately read food labels, which will help me at home and at work”. – Employee from Kmart Head Office Melbourne.
” I thought it was a great initiative to have this event. I’ve tried the breakfast recipe Luke did and it’s a great easy recipe to start the day. The cooking demo helped me with my new healthy approach to the year.” – Employee Cardinia Shire Council Offices
“It was a pleasure to listen to your cooking demo. The Cajun chicken couscous was delicious and I learned so much about portion sizes and sugar in foods. You also energized me to get back into the garden to grow veg again” – Attendee of City of Moonie Valley Senior Citizens Group.
“Fantastic job Luke, thank you so much. I know I enjoyed getting to see staff really engage with this activity. Some still talk about how much sugar is in chocolate, the pleasure was ours Luke!”. -Sharon and Keith- OHS Consultant | Health, Safety and Well being Team. Department of Health and Human Services”.
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