Welcome to Food - a fact of life
Food – a fact of life (FFL) is a comprehensive, progressive food education programme founded on a whole-school approach. It delivers up-to-date, evidence-based, consistent, and accurate messages about food to everyone involved in education. The FFL programme meets the requirements of food and nutrition curricula across the UK and supports other subjects including design and technology, health and wellbeing, science, numeracy, literacy, geography, religious education, and RSE and health education.
As part of our commitment to practical food education, Food – a fact of life features a curated selection of tried and tested recipes for use in schools, extra-curricular activities and clubs. Our recipes are regularly reviewed and updated with detailed nutritional analysis, new photography, top tips and more! These recipes help pupils develop essential cooking skills while learning about healthy eating and nutrition, and applying their knowledge about food in a practical way. Look out for the recipes with a blue image background!
Food – a fact of life is managed by the British Nutrition Foundation, in partnership with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). To learn more about the FFL education programme, visit the About FFL area.
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Milk and dairy
Milk plays a vital role in children’s growth, bone development, and overall health. If plant-based alternatives are used it is important that these are un-sweetened and fortified to ensure that they are nutritionally comparable to semi-skimmed cows’ milk. Find out in our blog how schools can help can help address children not getting enough key nutrients through subsidised milk and breakfast programmes.
Teachers can also help through using Food- a fact of life resources around milk and dairy, including nutrition, food science, dairy production and cooking with dairy. A small selection of which can be found below:
Milk - the journey
A set of photo cards showing the the journey of milk - from field to fork.
Where does milk come from?
A presentation exploring where milk comes from.
Dairy farming
A presentation looking at dairy farming in the UK.
Cheese tasting
A worksheet to record cheese tasting notes.
How to make soft cheese
A worksheet explaining how to make a soft cheese.
Cheese around the world
A presentation exploring a few cheeses from around the world.
Dairy KO 14-16
A Knowledge organiser providing key facts around dairy.
Recipes
Try these recipes with a focus on dairy! Remember to choose reduced-fat versions where possible.
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