(Second and Third from right standing) CEO Lindy’s Events and founder of Lindy’s Gems Foundation, Eme Aderinokun and Category Manager, Culinary (Commercial Office), Nestlé Nigeria PLC, Mr Nordine Meguini with a cross section of children at the Maggi and Lindy’s Gems Foundation Cooking Skills to Juniors programme in Lagos on 4/10/2016

Lindy’s Gems Foundation and Maggi teach cooking skills to Junior Chefs

Global Patriot Staff October 7, 2016 Business and Economy, Local, News, World Leave a comment 1,360 Views

Some of the MAGGI Junior Chefs at work at the Culinary Academy

Some of the children being tutored on fundamentals of good cooking

Some other children at the memorable event

Lindy’s Gems Foundation and Maggi are teaching basic cooking skills and how to make a balanced meal to 50 children from schools and less privileged homes in Lagos.

The Mini culinary school experience at the Culinary Academy, Lagos is focusing on the fundamentals of cooking simple healthy nutritious meals. They are being given practical lessons on how to combine ingredients to produce simple yet healthy and nutritious food.

The exciting programme includes basic cooking methods and recipes, essential kitchen
tools and ingredient choices.

Lindy’s Gems Foundation is a CSR platform, which was birthed to address the social development needs of children from less privileged homes.

The 2016 theme, ‘The Art of Cooking,’ was chosen as a conducive tool to get both children from less privileged and other homes in the same environment with no bias to status.

Promoting healthy diet and lifestyles and encouraging consumption of vegetables is part of Nestlé’s commitment to Nutrition, Health and Wellness to enhance the quality of life of individuals and families.

Children are more likely to eat what they have cooked themselves. Whilst they are growing up, it is important to provide them with culinary skills or food knowledge. Through Home Economics clubs at schools, these children are getting engaged in cooking experience and the culture of nourishing and healthy cooking is being nurtured in them. The cooking classes started on the 26th of September and will end with a Junior Chef Challenge on October 22nd.

The grande finale contest (styled after Master Chef) will host over 300 children, professional chefs and institutions

This Lindy’s Gems initiative, the 8th in a series of successful events by the Foundation, is about empowering children through the art of cooking and this is a worthy project that MAGGI®, is proud to stand behind with the message of wholesome cooking habits.

Speaking with journalists at the event, Nwando Ajene, Marketing Services Manager of Nestle Nigeria PLC, said that the multinational, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year was supporting the Lindy’s Gems Foundation initiative as part of its Creating Shared Value, CSV, programme, pointing out that the company has been doing a lot more to support other worthy programmes across the country.