][1]It is not often that a week goes by without a scare story in the papers revealing that ‘kids today’ think chickens grow on trees and potatoes naturally come in waffle form.
Obviously, the stories should be taken with as large a pinch of salt as you can get away with without raising your blood pressure to the point where you involuntarily burn your Daily Mail.
Tasty, real food
That doesn’t mean that children could sometimes use a little nudge towards appreciating wholesome, tasty and real foods.
You can find such encouragement at The Slow Food Kids’ Taste Adventure which takes place alongside the Ayrshire Farmers’ Market at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway this Sunday.
Fun with food
Running from 1pm-4pm, the Slow Food Kids’ Taste Adventure is a simple yet fun activity aimed at four to ten-year-olds. It encourages children to think about food and takes them on an inspiring journey through five interactive zones, each with a focus on one of the five senses: taste, sight, touch, smell and sound.
Young Taste Adventurers are given a passport complete and are invited to collect stamps as they explore, interact and make new food discoveries.
Free of charge
A free of charge event, The Slow Food Kids Taste Adventure showcases the ethos of Slow Food in action. Slow Food is dedicated to promoting the greater enjoyment of food through a better understanding of its taste, quality and production.