The remote community of Yuendumu hosted a “Masterchef-style” cooking competition in July to promote the importance of nutrition in preventing chronic disease.
Thirty locals came together to compete in the Bush Wok Healthy Cooking Competition.
The challenge was to make the tastiest “Rainbow Curry” and each team was provided with a flour drum stove, cooking utensils and a range of fresh and healthy ingredients.
The dishes produced for the competition were all worth of a prize, though the enjoyment of getting together and cooking for friends and family was the highlight of the day.
Thanks to all those who came along and took part in encouraging healthy eating to Live Longer!
Where: Yuendumu Basketball Courts, Yuendumu, NT
When: Thursday, 14 July 2011
Host Organisation: Health Development Unit, NT DOH
Contact: Lea Davidson (08) 89556134
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BushWok Cooking Parties is a small business operating from Alice Springs, Central Australia and provides a range of outdoor catering/ nutrition/ team building/ entertainment products focused on preparing and cooking healthy food, eating and promoting healthy cooking and nutrition practices.
Our aim is to stimulate public health nutrition action through sharing healthy food preparation and cooking skills and techniques, and to inspire all of our clients to become cooking and nutrition ambassadors for better public health.
This is achieved through promoting and promulgating an engaging outdoor community-focused program that teaches basic cooking skills and good nutrition to non-cooks in remote Australia, especially in rural and remote Aboriginal communities.