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Quick Meals for Kooris
A hands-on cooking program to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to prepare easy, low-cost family meals.
About the Quick Meals for Kooris program
Quick Meals for Kooris is a hands-on cooking program to assist Aboriginal people to prepare simple, low-cost family meals using easy-to-access ingredients. The recipes can be made and enjoyed by anyone, whether taking part in the program or not.
Watch this short video to find out more about the Quick Meals for Kooris program and how it can be adopted in your organisation.
“What I love about Quick Meals for Kooris is the recipes are simple and easy to make in your home, the ingredients are available in all shops, and honestly, some of the standard ingredients are in your cupboard today, right now.”
Kerry Groves, volunteer, San Remo Neighbourhood Centre
How the program works
Quick Meals for Kooris is designed to be run by both Aboriginal health workers or used by any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members.
This versatile program can be adapted to suit participant needs, resources and capacity of leaders.
Program leaders do not need extensive nutrition knowledge or food preparation skills as the Quick Meals for Kooris Trainers Manual provides detailed guidance.
Allowing time to cook, eat and share ideas and knowledge is an important part of this program. Recipes included in the program are in the Quick Meals for Kooris at Home book. It is intended that all group participants are given a copy of this book.
The recipe book is also available as a free download to be used by anyone, whether they attended the program or not.
Quick Meals for Kooris recipe videos
You can watch how to prepare four of the quick, easy and low-cost recipes from the Quick Meals for Kooris at Home book.
The videos feature Steve and Mitch Ella, two proud men from the Yuin nation, and Jenni McEwen and Tyra McEwen, two proud Bundjalung women, all of whom live on Darkinjung land.
Watch the videos and download the recipes and methods.
Tucker Our Kids Love
Tucker Our Kids Love is a recipe book created by the San Remo Neighbourhood Centre and families attending Blue Haven and Northlakes public schools, in partnership with Central Coast Health Promotion Service. Inside you will find a collection of recipes and some practical information for packing a healthy lunchbox.
This book celebrates the contribution of the San Remo and Blue Haven families in providing healthy foods for their children to enjoy, both at home and at primary school.
We would like to thank the parents and carers that have shared their recipes for this book, who have prepared and enjoyed them with their families. We hope your family likes them too!
These recipes could be used in Quick Meals for Kooris cooking sessions, when you are delivering sessions for parents and carers looking for recipes for the primary school lunchbox.
Need more information or support?
For more information, hard copy resources or support with nutrition training, contact Nutrition Services, Central Coast Local Health District on (02) 4320 3691 or CCLHD-EatWell@health.nsw.gov.au.
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