Kitchen Adventure: Transforming Dietary Habits for a Healthier Future
Welcome to KitchenAdventure, an innovative project funded by EIT Food programme dedicated to transforming dietary habits towards healthier and more sustainable choices. Our mission is to empower families and communities through engaging cooking sessions, educational workshops, and interactive activities that promote plant-based diets and sustainable food practices. We believe that by making home cooking enjoyable and accessible, we can inspire lasting changes in dietary habits and contribute to a healthier, more sustainable future.
Let’s Cook Together!
Enhancing culinary skills online and offline
Kitchen Adventure combines online cooking sessions and in-person activities to reach diverse communities across the EU. Our project features interactive cooking sessions, workshops, and educational sessions designed to enhance culinary skills and increase knowledge about sustainable food systems.
By involving both parents and children in these activities, we create a supportive environment that encourages learning and growth. This community-centered approach ensures that the changes we promote are sustainable and long-lasting.
Hands-On Learning for All Ages
Our program targets students aged 10-18 and their parents, engaging them in cooking activities at home with a focus on sustainable plant-based recipes. These sessions, led by professional chefs via Zoom, also include topic-related educational segments that provide infotainment and reinforce the learning experience.
Additionally, schools participate by implementing classroom lessons using our tailored lesson plans, further embedding the principles of healthy and sustainable eating in daily life.
Our Vision for the Future
Kitchen Adventure aims to facilitate a gradual shift towards healthier and more sustainable dietary choices. By promoting a transition from high eco-cost meat to lower eco-cost options, encouraging flexitarian or vegan diets, and reducing the consumption of ultra-processed foods and sugar, we envision a future where healthy eating is the norm. Our comprehensive impact assessments ensure that we continue to refine our approach and achieve our goals effectively.
Join us on this exciting journey as we make healthy eating an attractive and enjoyable part of daily life. Together, we can create a culture of healthy, sustainable eating that benefits everyone!
Objectives and Expected Outcomes
Objectives
- Develop and validate an approach to steer public towards healthier and sustainable food choices.
- Foster positive associations with home cooking, making it an attractive activity for families and peers.
- Change perceptions of plant-based foods, highlighting their taste, safety, and sustainability.
- Raise awareness about the environmental impact of meat consumption.
Expected Outcomes
Building on the success of our initial stage, Kitchen Adventure is set to expand to four EU countries (Bulgaria, Spain, Hungary, and Poland) in 2024. To maximize public engagement, we will pilot a "Cookathlon" in Hungary in 2025—a hackathon-format cooking event—and plan to implement it in ten countries by 2026. This initiative aims to counteract the decline in home cooking, which is closely linked to decreasing dietary health and unsustainable eating habits.
