Tuesday 15 November 2016

Chitkara School organizes Special ​​ Masterclass on Child Nutrition for Parents with Celebrity Chef Rakhee Vaswani



By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 15th November:- Renowned Celebrity Chef Rakhee Vaswani, a stalwart in the F&B industry demonstrated a special master class on Child Nutrition today for the parents of Chitkara International School, Chandigarh. Chef Rakhee Vaswani is a celebrity chef, culinary expert, teacher, author, cooking show host, entrepreneur and above all, a food lover at heart. Certified by Le Cordon Bleu at Gordon Ramsay’s Tante Marie in London. She began her culinary journey at the tender age of 11, keenly observing her aunts cook delicious food that caught her fancy and her heart.
Chef Rakhee, who is also the author of celebrated cook-book 'Picky Eaters' based on healthy cooking​ideas, provided nutritious recipes for parents to deal with “Picky Eaters”. The workshop commenced with Chef Rakhee sharing interesting and useful tips highlighting benefits of nutritious food (Lunch-box ideas), while also suggesting options to deal with meal-time battles.  Engaging workshop by chef Rakhee saw both children and parents coming together and preparing some easy and healthy tiffin box recipe options, while Chef Rakhee demonstrated the process.
Parents of Chitkara International School enjoyed the demonstration of 3 simple and healthy Continental, Italian and Indian dishes. The extensive menu for the workshop included Quinoa and Corn Bruschetta made with healthy white sauce - This recipe is a fancy appetizer that is filled with nutrition and is very tasty at the same time. The tricks of hiding nutrition in tasty food were taught through this recipe, Granola Bars- Granola Bars with nuts and grains are easy to carry and snack-on anytime. The shape is like that of a chocolate bar making it exciting for children and Oats Tikki Frankie wrapped in Palak Roti - Oats are a nutritious and healthy grain which keeps the stomach full for longer hours also providing necessary fibre. An Oats tikki with vegetables is a way of making oats more fun and appealing to children. Palak Roti instead of the usual cornflour bread is a far better option and gives the dish an overall boost of taste and health.
While interacting with media Chef Rakhee said that as a mother she is constantly struggling to keep junk food at bay and provide her children with options which are appealing as well as healthy and nutritious. She is extremely grateful to Chitkara International School for giving her this opportunity to help spread the word among mothers who face similar problems. She is hoping to make a fruitful change and work towards a healthier future.
Dr. Niyati Chitkara, Principal, Chitkara International School, said that children sometimes tend to become Picky Eaters while receiving monotonous food items daily in their lunch boxes, which further creates a big problem when they grow up as an adult. Today’s Chef Rakhee’s workshop was an attempt to enlighten the participants on how to cook visually appealing and immensely tasty dishes that were extremely healthy at the same time. The art of hiding vegetables and nutrition-high ingredients in kid's lunch boxes were taught through easily replicable recipes in this cooking and baking workshop.

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