In past blog posts [1] we have shared insights into our A Taste of African Heritage classes [2] and today we are so excited to share some of what our A Taste of African Heritage (ATAH) graduates are saying! The reviews have been glowing, and student feedback has been full of enthusiasm, helpful suggestions, and wonderful success stories.
At Oldways, we believe that healthy, vegetable-centered, whole food eating and cooking is made more possible through a cultural, historical lens—the old ways. We are very happy that our ATAH students are finding this to be true.
When we asked graduates to share the biggest obstacles getting in the way of their cooking and eating healthfully, they said:
We also asked, “Has this program changed the way you eat? If so, how?” Here are just some of the healthy changes (SPOILER: This program definitely helps you eat your veggies!):
We asked graduates to share the most useful thing that they learned in this class series. Here are some of the most useful take-aways that students shared:
A successful cooking class inspires its students to cook at home. We asked graduates if they had prepared any of the in-class recipes at home. 85% of them had. Here’s a sampling of what students have been cooking up:
We had so many wonderful “Additional Comments” about the program, we thought we’d just pick our favorite one:
“It makes you appreciate your heritage and teaches you how healthy your heritage is.”
We believe that the success of A Taste of African Heritage is due in part to three significant factors:
We hope that you’re encouraged too! If you’d like to join us as a teacher or a student in a Taste of African Heritage Class Series near you, please contact Sarah Anderson at sanderson@oldwayspt.org [9]
Links
[1] https://oldwayspt.org/community/blog/great-thanks-our-taste-african-heritage-teachers
[2] https://oldwayspt.org/programs/african-heritage-health/a-taste-african-heritage-cooking-classes
[3] https://oldwayspt.org/resources/heritage-pyramids/african-diet-pyramid
[4] https://oldwayspt.org/resources/12-great-ways-use-spices
[5] http://wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101/whole-grains-a-to-z
[6] https://oldwayspt.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/JollofRiceBlackEyedPeasGreens_KT%20copy.jpg
[7] https://oldwayspt.org/community/blog/happy-african-heritage-health-week-all
[8] https://oldwayspt.org/recipes/oldways-jollof-rice-black-eyed-peas
[9] mailto:sarahm@oldwayspt.org