Estimated Price

£2,500

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Summary

6th Clydebank Scout Group have beavers, cub and scout sections are needing help to explain , train and implement good knowledge of eating well and budgeting skills to prepare and cook quality meals at a reasonable cost

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Description

To bring beavers  ( agees 6-8) a level of knowledge what foods are good and bad and to give the theskills to make simple snacks such as sandwiches, explaining the dangers of dangers such as knives that may harm themselves and certain food items that may cause ill health.

For Cubs ( 8-10) we need to explain more complicated cooking such as micro wave and simple meals on cookers and ovens, including budgeting skills .

Scouts (10-14) will need tutoring to build up skills to make 3  course meals explaining hobw to measure quantities, budgeting skills and timing skills to ensure everything comes together. They will need to learn how to cook for themselves and to prepare food for groups and guests to get proportions right and to learn about all the different costituents of foods such as pulses, carbohydrates etc

 

Costs

 

cooker/oven  £1500

knives, pots and pans £500

food £500

 

 

To properly conduct this we will need to by a substantial cooker and oven, gbood kitchen knives and good cooking pots and pans.   

Training sessions to explain all about food . Th e bad and good elements of cooking, how to make lists after looking at recipes, shopping for items, ensuring best price and dixcounts, how to store items , prepare food for cooking, actually making the meals and serving the meal.   

Best practice at end of m eal , how to tidy up , wash, clean and ensuring everything is spotless as germs and animals, plus insects may thrive on the waste and dirty food that may be left in cooking and dining areas.

 

The grant will be promoted and hopefully encourage more recruitment to ensure the well being of young people within the community. The scouting group brings all ethnic religious and differing sectors together to harmonise the community and to bring everyone together.

 

From encouraging the young people to work together it will bring unity and community spirit so that the young people will help each other 

 

This project will lead in ensuring better diets, less health issues and a better quality of life off the young people within the family setting and social networking arena

 

Costs

 

Cooker / Oven £1500

pots. / pans / cooking aids £500

food £500