b'Cooking Up a Storm!Kitchen Brigades is an extracurricular program offering workshops on basic cooking skills and healthy eating habits. Seventy-nine students from five Louis Riel School Division schools brushed up on their cooking skills in this years program. Kitchen Brigades teaches students fundamentalIts awesome to try new foods at school thatskills for the kitchen: we havent tried before, said Chloe, a GradeAdopting healthy eating habits 11 student. Developing food autonomy through theEach recipe and workshop focuses on addingteaching of basic culinary techniqueswhole grains, plant-based proteins, fruits, and Building team spirit, leadership, and creativity vegetables to increase the nutrient density ofthe dish. Students are also shown how toTransmitting the pleasure of cooking, eatingminimize food waste and ways they can make together, and discovering new foods recipes more affordable.Dakota Collegiate had 22 students participate in learning skills in the kitchen and sharingnew experiences.32'