KACHEN #28 (Autumn 2021) English Edition

PASSIONATE
SLOW LUNCHBOX
HEALTHY FOOD FOR AND BY STUDENTS
A new initiative called
“Slow Food” is championing
“healthy eating”. Two students
from the Athénée secondary
school in Luxembourg City,
Emma and Frida, have launched
the “Slow Lunch Box”. This
project is part of the “Slow Food
Youth Program,” created by
Slow Food Grand-Duché and
benefitting from its support.
TEXT Marion Finzi
People often opt for ready meals because of a preconceived
idea that it would take too long to cook the same
dishes from scratch at home, and that they would need
too many ingredients. These are precisely the prejudices
that Emma and Frida, both aged 17, want to “challenge,”
brandishing courgettes and carrots as their
weapons of choice.
Each week on their Instagram, the two girls post a
recipe video to follow. Only wholesome, healthy and easy
dishes make the cut. Each stage of preparation is filmed
in a fun way. “I’ve cooked my own lunches for a long time
and eating healthily helps me to feel good and improves
my day. I hope that I can pass this way of eating on to
other high school students!” says Frida.
It was only natural she should devise this project
with her friend Emma, who also takes healthy eating
extremely seriously. “I need to know what goes into my
dishes. So, I prefer to prepare meals myself instead of
going to the canteen. It doesn’t matter whether people
follow our recipes from beginning to end or use them as
inspiration for another dish – both scenarios are what we
hoped for!” Emma tells us.
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This initiative, which started out as a mere school project,
is so close to the two girls’ hearts that they aren’t going to
stop here. The educational side of the project in particular
will be stepped up, using questionnaires and also “fun
facts” on the nutritional benefits of different foods. “We
want to make high school students aware of the concept of
sustainability , and of the importance of eating local and
seasonal produce,” they explain.
In future, Emma and Frida hope that their recipes will
be seen by more high schoolers and students, and especially
by young children. “Awareness about diet should be
taught from as early an age as possible,” they conclude.
Whether you’re young or old, you can follow
their cooking ideas on their Instagram: @slow.lunchbox
Towards the biodiversity of good, proper and fair food.
KACHEN No.28 | AUTUMN 21