Are you concerned about your child's health? Is your child not eating well? Is your child shunning homemade food and choosing outside food? Look no more - Food Funda Summer Camp is here!
Update: The Summer Camp is now over. To read the impact story for this program, click here. To register for the Summer Camp for June 2021, click here.
About the Program
Food Funda Summer Camp is a 3-week program on food and nutrition for children. The program is designed to empower children with the right knowledge and practices on food and nutrition, through interactive and fun-filled workshops, games and activities.
The main objectives of the program are to:
To improve knowledge on the basics of food and nutrition.
To enable children to plan balanced meals, covering various macronutrients and micronutrients.
To empower children to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy foods.
To induce behaviour change among children to start choosing healthy foods.
To enable children to prepare simple healthy food at home.
This program has been designed by Dt. Sonam, who is a nutritionist with more than 14 years experience and herself a mother of an 8-year old. The program will be delivered in partnership with XFitKids, fitness coaching for kids by Coach Aditya.
What will the Kids Learn?
The program includes the following topics:
Why is food important?
What does food contain: Macronutrients and Micronutrients
Healthy cooking
Designing a balanced meal
Junk food and how to ‘unjunk’ your food
What to eat outside – Choosing the right foods
Reading food labels
What will the Kids Get?
All participants will receive a certificate on the successful completion of the program. In addition, children may receive prizes based on their participation in various games and activities.
More importantly, our past programs have shown an improvement in knowledge, attitude and behaviour towards healthy eating among children. In particular, among other things, children have started:
Trying healthy recipes;
Choosing the right foods; and
Tracking and changing their eating behaviour.
Some Testimonials
This is what our kids have been saying about the program:
"The course was useful and interesting. I was always waiting for next class. The class was really really amazing."
- Monika, 12
"I used to skip my meals because I didn’t like the food. Now I never skip my meals. I also eat less junk food."
- Gaurav, 13
"I did not like to vegetables of healthy food earlier. But now I eat sprouts almost every day."
- Prachi, 13
Program Duration and Dates
The program consists of 6 sessions over 3 weeks from May 15 to May 30, 2021. All sessions will be held on Saturdays and Sundays from 4 to 5 PM. The program will be delivered online.
Who is the Program for?
The program is suitable for children from 9 to 15 years of age.
What does the Program Cost?
The Program costs Rs. 2,000/- only (all inclusive). But we are currently offering a discount so you can register only for Rs. 1,500/- (all inclusive). Limited seats only.
How to register?
Registration is now closed.
So what are you waiting for? Enroll your child today! For queries, please reach out to us at team@foodshaala.org.
See you at the summer camp!