Food Foundations for Support Workers
Food Foundations
Practical Nutrition & Cooking Skills for Support Workers
Supporting someone with meal planning, grocery shopping and cooking requires more than simply following a recipe. Support workers play an important role in helping participants build independence, confidence and healthy habits, yet many receive little practical training in food and nutrition.
Food Foundations is a hands-on professional development workshop designed specifically for all support workers who want to feel more confident when supporting participants with everyday food-related tasks.
During this interactive workshop, you'll learn practical nutrition principles, meal planning strategies, grocery shopping tips and a few simple cooking recipes and cooking skills that can be immediately applied in participant homes and community settings.
Whether you're new to support work or looking to build on your existing skills, this workshop will provide practical tools, resources and confidence to better support participant wellbeing and independence.
During this workshop you will learn:
The foundations of balanced, nutritious meals
Practical meal planning strategies
Simple cooking techniques and kitchen confidence
Ways to encourage participant involvement and independence
How to adapt meals for different preferences and needs
Practical strategies you can use immediately in your support role
What's Included:
✔ 2-hour hands-on workshop
✔ Food Foundations Support Worker Recipe and Workbook
✔ Practical meal planning and nutrition resources
✔ Certificate of Attendance
✔ Opportunity to discuss real-life support scenarios
Who Should Attend?
Disability Support Workers
Community Support Workers
Lifestyle Support Workers
Allied Health Assistants
Support Coordinators
New staff entering the disability sector
Organisations wanting to upskill their team
No previous cooking experience is required.
Facilitated by Daneyl Regan
Qualified Nutritionist, cooking educator and founder of Mix Taste Eat, Daneyl combines evidence-based nutrition knowledge with practical, real-world cooking skills to create engaging learning experiences that build confidence and capability.
Leave with practical tools, greater confidence and simple strategies to help participants develop lifelong food skills and independence.
Food Foundations
Practical Nutrition & Cooking Skills for Support Workers
Supporting someone with meal planning, grocery shopping and cooking requires more than simply following a recipe. Support workers play an important role in helping participants build independence, confidence and healthy habits, yet many receive little practical training in food and nutrition.
Food Foundations is a hands-on professional development workshop designed specifically for all support workers who want to feel more confident when supporting participants with everyday food-related tasks.
During this interactive workshop, you'll learn practical nutrition principles, meal planning strategies, grocery shopping tips and a few simple cooking recipes and cooking skills that can be immediately applied in participant homes and community settings.
Whether you're new to support work or looking to build on your existing skills, this workshop will provide practical tools, resources and confidence to better support participant wellbeing and independence.
During this workshop you will learn:
The foundations of balanced, nutritious meals
Practical meal planning strategies
Simple cooking techniques and kitchen confidence
Ways to encourage participant involvement and independence
How to adapt meals for different preferences and needs
Practical strategies you can use immediately in your support role
What's Included:
✔ 2-hour hands-on workshop
✔ Food Foundations Support Worker Recipe and Workbook
✔ Practical meal planning and nutrition resources
✔ Certificate of Attendance
✔ Opportunity to discuss real-life support scenarios
Who Should Attend?
Disability Support Workers
Community Support Workers
Lifestyle Support Workers
Allied Health Assistants
Support Coordinators
New staff entering the disability sector
Organisations wanting to upskill their team
No previous cooking experience is required.
Facilitated by Daneyl Regan
Qualified Nutritionist, cooking educator and founder of Mix Taste Eat, Daneyl combines evidence-based nutrition knowledge with practical, real-world cooking skills to create engaging learning experiences that build confidence and capability.
Leave with practical tools, greater confidence and simple strategies to help participants develop lifelong food skills and independence.