Merika

At WELLfed we don't walk alone, we all walk together. We all come from different walks of life, but we come together to cook and learn from each other.
WELLfed has opened my eyes to other things, as well as saving me a lot of money. I felt in the past that I couldn't do certain things. I couldn't cook with my kids. The recipes were all too hard and I never had the equipment. Coming to WELLfed has made me look at life differently. I’ve been in debt since I was 18 because I didn’t know about budgeting and how to manage my money. I left school early – I found school really hard. Now I'm sorting my money out and living within my means. I can feed my family, even when I am struggling, because I know how to bulk my meals up using cheap, canned food like lentils, beans and vegetables. I have money left over each week as my food bill has halved in cost. I no longer smoke! My kids all play lots of different sports. Before WELLfed I couldn’t afford for them to play sports as the fees and uniforms were too much money. Now I keep them busy and out of trouble through playing sports.
Coming on the WELLfed program has put me in a new mindset and I am learning about who I am and where I am from. I’ve started helping our new WELLfed learners it's been an amazing experience. - Merika