Welcome to the Food - a fact of life (FFL) website
FFL is a comprehensive, progressive education programme which communicates up-to-date, evidence-based, consistent and accurate messages around ‘food’ to all those involved in education. You can keep up to date by signing up for our newsletter (below) or following us on Twitter @Foodafactoflife
NEW recipes and resources!
FFL have developed over 50 global recipes that are designed to enable students to develop, acquire and secure practical food skills. The new recipes are suitable and practical for schools and their budgets, promote healthier eating, reflect more global cuisine, and encourage dialogue around culture and inclusivity.
There are also fact sheets about cuisines from around the world to support your teaching and learning.
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Summer recipes
Why not try some of these summer recipes? Great for barbecues and picnics!
Farm to fork videos
Watch the farm to fork videos with some of these different foods and explore the process of others!
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