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Appendix A: Icons for Learning

Appendix B1: Accessibility Support

Appendix B2: Accessibility for Wellness

Appendix C: Feeling Words

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Kitchen First Aid ***ESSENTIAL LEARNING

Glossary of Kitchen Tools (v2)

How to Measure Ingredients for Baking

How to "Season to Taste"

Knife Skills 101 ***ESSENTIAL LEARNING

How to Slice and Dice an Onion

How to Slice/ Dice/ Mince Garlic

How to use a Vegetable Peeler

Vegetables: How to Cut and Dice

How to Clean Mushrooms

How To Peel, Seed and Cut Butternut Pumpkin

How to Cut a Bell Pepper

How to Core an Apple

How to Peel and De-Stone an Avocado

How to Clean Leafy Greens like Kale

How to Cook with Herbs

How to Prepare Chicken Breast

How to Knead Shortcrust Pastry

(optional video) Should you Bring Meat to Room Temperature before Cooking it?

How to Crack an Egg Properly

How to Separate an Egg

Whipping Egg Whites to Stiff Peaks

Whisk By Hand

How to Fold in Egg Whites

Eat Well: An Exploration

Types of Diets

Comfort Eating and You

Fun Food Personality Quiz (Activity)

Trying something new

References for Introduction

Building Blocks of Nutrition

Food pyramids and "the ideal diet"

Food Challenges for Neurodiverse People

Is This Banana Yellow?

More on Colour, Food and Marketing

Diet and our Planet

Food Sustainability and Me (Activity)

The Value of Water

Drinking Water Quiz (Activity)

You are what you... consume

Don't Bother with Bottled Water

A mindfulness break... (Activity)

That Sweet Stuff!

Sugar Quiz (Activity)

Salt of the Earth

Salt, Seasoning & You (Activity)

Positive Steps Forward!

References for Chapter 1

5 Reasons to Eat well...

How to Set up your Kitchen

Necessary Kitchen Tools

Kitchen Guidelines for Cooking Success

Knife Skills 101 ***ESSENTIAL LEARNING

What is a Recipe and Why Use it?

Measuring for Cooking Success

Cooking Class: Make Pastry *recipe

How to knead pastry [Video]

Cooking Class: Make Stock *recipe

Food and Mood

Eating Tryptophan (Activity)

Fruit, Leaves, Flowers and Roots

Caffeine and Moderation (Activity)

Caffiene Quiz (Activity)

Food Pairing

How Many Pairs Do you Know? (Activity)

Flavour vs. Taste (Activity)

The Science of Taste, with Jelly Beans (Activity)

The Five Tastes

Foodie Twins (Activity)

References for Chapter 2

What's "Mise en Place"?

Time Management in the Kitchen

Apple varieties - find the tart ones

Cooking Class: Make Pie *recipe

Cooking Class: Make Soup *recipe

A Foodie Origin Story

3 to 6 (Activity)

Three Squares?

Breakfast Time

References for Chapter 3

Multitasking in the Kitchen

Cooking Class: Make A Breakfast Smoothie *recipe

Cooking Class: Make Chili *recipe

Learning to Budget

Shopping on a budget - Step 1 (Activity)

Shopping on a budget - Step 2 (Activity)

Shopping on a budget - Step 3 (Activity)

Temptations and Food Addictions

Preparing your shopping list

Meal Planning & Budget (Activity)

Avoiding Food Wastage

References Chapter 4

Run Sheets and Managing Time

Run Sheet Template in Excel (Activity)

Cooking Class: Make Hutspot *recipe

Cooking Class: Make Quesadillas *recipe

Cooking Class: Make Pan de Higo *recipe

Bright Lights, Shopping and You

Limits, Restrictions, Barriers (Activity 1)

Limits, Restrictions, Barriers (Activity 2)

Limits, Restrictions, Barriers (Activity 3)

Remedies for Sensory Challenges

A Sensory Plan (Activity)

Strategies for A Good Grocery Experience

Developing Resilience and Independence

How Resilient Are You? (Activity)

Neurodiverse Resilience (Activity)

Enjoy Shopping?

References for Chapter 5

Neurodiverse Meal Planning

My Food Habits (Activity)

Ideas from Others in the Community

Tips to Meal Plan Well

Sensory Exploration and New Food

Sensory Exploration (Activity)

Cooking Class: Make Salad *recipe

Cooking Class: Make Burgers *recipe

Cooking Class: Make Cake *recipe

Homework is Good Work

Self-Love and Food (Part 1)

Self Love (Activity 1)

Self Love and Food (Part 2)

Self Love and Food (Activity 2)

Self Love and Food (Part 3)

Self Love and Food (Activity 3)

Neurodiversity, Food and Self-Love

References for Chapter 6

Cooking for others

Cooking up a Storm

Cooking Class: Make Cookies *recipe

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