'Look, Cook, and Eat' digital cooking magazine launched

Look, Cook and Eat is a logical progression from adapted cookbooks and menu planners, to an online service making the most of new media. The news about its release was passed on to us by well known dietician and advocacte Joan Medlen, so we know it is well worth considering:

Look, Cook, and Eat officially opened for business on 13th October - the first digital magazine designed to help teach people with special needs and learning challenges how to cook.

Screen shot from the Look, Cook and Eat website

With a yearly subscription, you have access (by computer or tablet) to new menus every other month (six issues per year). Every recipe in every menu will have photos of ingredients and tools needed and short, simple videos to show you how to make it. You receive an email when a new issue is available.

Several people with Down syndrome feature in the videos and images, and have been involved in development of the concept. Some unfamiliar products will appear on ingredient lists since it is US based, but it would be easy to provide images of local substitutes.

It would lend itself to classroom use or one:one learning with a support worker, as well as independent use. It could be a useful way to give in-family support at arms length.

Visit the website for further details, to see the promotional video, and to subscribe. And of course there is a Look, Cook and Eat Facebook page, and a blog!