Food related activities for children, by children – together with Øresund Food
How would children like to prepare, serve, eat, enjoy and learn from their meals if we let them decide for themselves? This is explored in practice by the project Children's Best Table (Barnens Bästa Bord) where Øresund Food is involved together with seven municipalities in Skåne and Region Skåne, The project is owned by Leader Skåne Nordväst Norra and is running 2010-2011 with a continuation being planned.
Life is full of food and meals, also for our children. Instead of recognizing these situations as sources of well-being, learning, and socialization, we tend to give the children a passive role and accept that the conditions are heavily restrictive from their point of view. Only two out of 100 children are being involved in cooking in the family setting, which means we are facing a generation with very limited knowledge on food (DTU Fødevareinstituttet, MidtiUgen).
In short, Children's Best Table (Barnens Bästa Bord) supports the interests of children in questions related to food and meal situations within six areas: School, Restaurant & Café, Food producers, Home, Nature and Physical activities/Sport.
For more information contact Jenny Bergsten ( jenny.bergsten@oresund.org) or go to the project webpage (in Swedish): www.barnensbastabord.se.
