Food & Nutrition | YMCA of Northern Alberta

Eating healthy doesn’t have to be expensive, time-consuming or boring. Our programs help you learn how to make healthy food choices and learn safe preparation and sustainable eating habits in our functional kitchen spaces to improve your overall health, well-being and happiness.

Our Programs

Children's Programs (6–12 years)

Kids in the Kitchen offers children between 6–12 years the opportunity to explore their cooking skills in a safe environment. Offered at our kitchens at Northside Community Centre YMCA in Red Deer and Boyle Street Plaza in Edmonton, participants learn about kitchen safety, prepare delicious recipes and even get to bring their creations home, if they don't eat them before then!

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Adult Programs (18+ years)

Looking to learn new kitchen skills or discover new recipes? We offer in-person cooking workshops where a YMCA instructor will lead you through recipes and you will leave with simple and economic recipes that can be made at home.

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Specialty Kitchens & Workshops (Edmonton only)

Join us for our exciting and varied series of Specialty Kitchens including Weeknight Meals, Taste of Portugal, Winter Warm-Up and many more!

Each course features helpful instructions, expert tips and tricks and the opportunity to put your new skills into practice. As an added benefit, you get to taste and take home a sample of what you create.

Registration is open to those 16 years or older and classes are offered at the Boyle Street Plaza. For more information, or to register for a class, call (780) 426–9265 or email our team at collectivekitchen@ymcanab.ca.

Parents & Caregivers

Join fellow YMCA families for workshops and classes designed to help you learn about parenting, your child’s development and building a resilient family.

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Land acknowledgement

YMCA of Northern Alberta acknowledges that we are on the traditional territory of the Cree (including Upstream People, Woods), Blackfoot, Métis, Nakoda, Tsuu T'ina, Dene, and Dane-zaa (Beaver) peoples. Treaties 6, 7 and 8 territories continue to be an important gathering place for many First Nation peoples. We also recognize their contributions to building healthy communities and thank them for their stewardship of the land. YMCAs in Canada are committed to fostering a sense of belonging for all, a value reflected in our Statement of Reconciliation.