Caring Cooks of Jersey

16/06/2026

🥕🍲 Let's Get Cooking Programme - Year 6 🍲🥕

Our Year 6 pupils turned into souperstars last week, chopping, grating and creating their very own delicious Vegetable Soup from scratch.

As part of our Let's Get Cooking Programme, pupils developed practical kitchen skills while learning about healthy eating, seasonal vegetables and food preparation. Most importantly, they gained confidence in the kitchen and discovered just how rewarding it can be to make something nutritious from scratch.

We hope some of the soup made it home for you to enjoy and that you got a little taste of all their hard work! 😋🥄

08/06/2026

FANCY A CHALLENGE?

We're absolutely delighted to be one of the charities supported by the Harbour Heritage Trail Run, alongside Freeda Jersey.

This brilliant challenge, kindly supported by Ports of Jersey and Trail Monkey Running - Jersey, will take runners along one of Jersey’s most beautiful coastal routes, from Bonne Nuit to Rozel Harbour.

Funds raised for Caring Cooks will help us continue providing practical food support for children and families across the island.

A tough run, a stunning route and a very good reason to take part.

Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/YnhzE

Go on, challenge yourself! 💚

Supporting Jersey families with food aid and educational programs to fight child hunger and poverty. Join us to make a difference today.

08/06/2026

🌟 Let’s Get Cooking Programme | Year 6 Week 1 🌟

Last week, our Year 6 pupils made breaded garlic chicken with apple coleslaw, and what a brilliant first session it was 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

Alongside making something delicious, the children practised key cooking skills including knife skills, grating and safely handling raw chicken. We also explored food hygiene, protein and healthy eating, linking our learning back to the Eatwell Guide 🍗🍎

A fantastic start to the programme, with some very tasty results!

04/06/2026

Behind the headlines

The cost of living is one of the biggest talking points in this election, and understandably so.

Behind the discussions, statistics and debates are families making difficult choices every day.

At Caring Cooks, we continue to see the impact rising costs are having across our island, particularly during school holidays and periods of increased pressure.

Sometimes support is not about solving every problem - it's about creating one less worry.

Whatever the outcome of the election, the pressures many families are facing across our island remain very real.

02/06/2026

We loved creating this for the year 13 leavers!

We are so pleased to see Hautlieu School highlighting the importance of preparing young people for life beyond school and we are so glad they reached out to us.

Learning how to cook a few simple meals, shop sensibly, understand basic nutrition and manage food on a budget are life skills that stay with you long after education ends.

For many young people, moving away from home is the first time they are fully responsible for feeding themselves. Having the confidence to prepare simple, affordable meals can make a huge difference, not just financially, but also to wellbeing, independence and overall health.

That is exactly why we have created The Student Food Survival Guide. A practical guide designed to help students feel more confident in the kitchen, with simple recipes, shopping tips and everyday food basics to help make the transition into independent living a little easier.

Good luck year 13!!

27/05/2026

***Spud Truck update ***

Due to the very hot weather this week, we have made the decision to cancel the Spud Truck 🥵

As much as we love being out in the community, the safety and comfort of the children, families, volunteers and our team has to come first, especially when temperatures are this high.

The food already purchased for this week will not go to waste. We will be donating it through our charity partners so it can still reach people who need it.

We know this may be disappointing, and we are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Next stop; Summer Holidays!

26/05/2026

It another hot one today!! 🥵

Plenty of shade at Haute Vallée School though!

See you at 4:30!!

Half term support from the Spud Truck 🥔

Next week, the Spud Truck will be back at Haute Vallée School, serving hot jacket potatoes for children and families during the school break, made possible thanks to the very kind support of St Martin's Church, Jersey and Ebenezer Methodist Church Jersey.

📍 Haute Vallée School
📅 Tuesday to Friday
⏰ 4.30pm to 5.30pm

No booking needed. Just come along.

School holidays can be expensive, and we know that for many families, having one less meal to think about can make a real difference.

Please share this with anyone who may find it useful. Thank you.

21/05/2026

Half term support from the Spud Truck 🥔

Next week, the Spud Truck will be back at Haute Vallée School, serving hot jacket potatoes for children and families during the school break, made possible thanks to the very kind support of St Martin's Church, Jersey and Ebenezer Methodist Church Jersey.

📍 Haute Vallée School
📅 Tuesday to Friday
⏰ 4.30pm to 5.30pm

No booking needed. Just come along.

School holidays can be expensive, and we know that for many families, having one less meal to think about can make a real difference.

Please share this with anyone who may find it useful. Thank you.

18/05/2026

🍄🥦 Year 5 pupils were brilliant last week as part of our Let’s Get Cooking Programme.

They practised knife skills, mastered the pané method to make baked breaded vegetables, investigated sugary drinks, and explored 5 a day, portion sizes and how fruit and veg help fuel our bodies 👀🥤

Hands on food education in action!

13/05/2026

We had to share this lovely feedback from our Flourish Jersey team.

Flourish is Caring Cooks’ social enterprise, delivering school meals across Jersey on behalf of the Government of Jersey.

This beautiful message from a student is such a reminder that school food is about so much more than what is served on the plate. It is about the people, the daily kindness, the familiar faces and the small conversations that can mean a great deal to a young person.

We are so proud of our Flourish teams and the care they bring to schools every single day. 💚

Sometimes the loveliest feedback comes in the simplest form.

This beautiful note was received by our team at Les Quennevais School from a student who wanted to say thank you before leaving school.

It is such a reminder that our canteen teams do so much more than prepare and serve meals. They are familiar faces, daily smiles, kind words and part of school life for so many young people.

To our Le Quennevais team, and to all of our Flourish teams working across Jersey’s schools, thank you. The work you do matters, and moments like this show just how much you are seen and appreciated.

We are INCREDIBLY proud of you. 💚

Children, Young People, Education and Skills
Government of Jersey