Free resources for teaching young people aged 3-16 years about where food comes from, cooking and healthy eating.

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Functional properties of food

An online course that focuses on the functional properties of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. I...

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    FREE
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    Online course

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Guidelines for school education resources about food

The importance of food education in our schools continues to be part of the solution to ensure that pupils learn how to make healthy food choices now and in the future. This forms part of the strategy to tackle childhood obesity in the UK ...

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Featured recipes

Recipe

Cottage pie with bubble and squeak topping

  • Complexity
    Medium-High
  • Time
    60 mins
Recipe

Pizza scones

  • Complexity
    Medium
  • Time
    45 mins
Recipe

Mexican pockets

  • Complexity
    Medium-High
  • Time
    45 mins

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Food and numeracy

7 - 11 YR
Fishy fractions

A worksheet exploring fractions.

5 - 7 YR
Shopping maths

A worksheet looking at using maths during food shopping.

5 - 7 YR
Cheesy maths

A worksheet looking at adding up weights of cheese.

7 - 11 YR
Function junction

A worksheet exploring multiplying and dividing foods.

7 - 11 YR
Add it up

A worksheet looking at adding up the cost of different foods.

7 - 11 YR
Number sequences

A worksheet investigating number sequences.

7 - 11 YR
Exciting angles

A worksheet exploring angles.

7 - 11 YR
What is the weight?

A worksheet on weighing seafood.

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