What you will learn on HFME

The course covers nutritional information, with lots of healthy tips and ideas.  Each session also includes a  hands on practical cookery element.  The emphasis throughout the programme is on group learning rather than formal learning and all courses are facilitated by peer leaders, enrolled from our local communities and trained to deliver the HFME programme.

Week by week

1.  Building a food pyramid – what it is all about and how to use it as an easy guide to healthy eating.  Food portions, food groups and food facts are all explored.

2.  The fibre providers – learn why fibre is important and how to easily increase it in your everyday life.   Understanding food labels.

3.  Focus on fats – learn how to recognise how much fat is in your food, how to make ordinary meals into lower fat options. 

4.  Food for life – how to manage the different challenges and nutritional needs at various stages in your life.  Whether you are living alone, cooking for one, or dealing with fussy eaters.

5.  Shop smart – learning what influences our food choices in our daily lives and planning to make healthier, cheaper choices.  Community dietitian visits course to answer any queries.

6.  The road ahead – the cycle of change how to make it work for you.  Bringing it home.

The emphasis throughout this programme is on group learning rather than formal teaching. Methods used include group discussion, work-sheets and handouts, quizzes, understanding food labels, problem-solving games, as well as participation in preparing, cooking and tasting foods.

Participants who attend 5 out of 6 sessions will receive a certificate of completion and a cookery book in week 6.