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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, September 18, 2013 | 14 Participants taste the homemade difference continued from p.11 them that the spaghetti dinner doesn't necessarily come (from) a can. You cook it with fresh ingredients," said Longo. "Julia will teach the kids how great it can taste using ingredients that are fresh and healthy, so you feel good about eating and preparing it yourself." The SCC offers two programs for seniors. The first provides participants an opportunity to cook a wide-variety of meals. They learn about cooking for one and kitchen safety. The second program is for seniors who are no longer able to cook for themselves and offers them a dining experience with KCC alumni. "Some (seniors) have been making the same food for 40 or 50 years. They're bored and they want to get excited. So, my chef did a stir-fry with exotic foods (and) they loved it," said Hanna. "Just because they can no longer cook for themselves, it doesn't mean food isn't an important part of their lives." The FCC allows HealthyFam to hold sessions tailored to the needs of families taking a class together or to reach age groups who do not fall within SCC or KCC. A four-time KCC participant, 12-year-old Liam Boote said his favourite food to cook is chicken fingers mixed with egg, spices and bread crumbs. "Apparently, I'm really good at making chicken fingers. When you cook them, they're really good," said Boote, adding, he first joined the program for his big brother Mitch, but enjoyed it so much he decided to do it "again and again." "It's a really good program. I've learned how to prepare different foods. They definitely taste a lot better," said Boote. Besides learning to cook, Boote noted he enjoyed meeting new people and watching others prepare meals. "(Some) people cut things in different ways and cook meals differently, but in the end they turn out the same." For information about Healthy Fam programs, visit www.healthyfam.ca.