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

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

BNF Healthy Eating Week 2021

Registration is now open for BNF Healthy Eating Week 2021 that will run from 14-18 June 2021. Register now!

Do you produce or use food-based education resources?

Take a look at our Guidelines that support a good practice approach when producing or choosing teaching resources about food.

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Jacket potatoes - a lunch time challenge

A jacket potato can suit everyone's requirements and creating your own filling can be an exciting process. Here's a great lunchtime challenge for s...

Food - a fact of life virtual food skills workshop - Food skills and recipe progression 2

Join Roy and Frances for a practical activity twilight with a focus on food skills and recipe pro...

  • Cost
    FREE
  • When
    10/03/2021
  • Time
    17:00 Start
  • Where
    Your kitchen

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Characteristics of good practice in teaching food and nutrition education in secondary schools

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Careers resources for National careers week

There are resources and inspiring case studies about careers within food, covering those that 'feed the nation' and 'inform the nation'.

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Featured recipes

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Easy Bombay potato curry
  • Complexity
    Medium
  • Time
    60 mins
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Potato and cheese scones
  • Complexity
    Low-Medium
  • Time
    45 mins
Recipe
Mulligatawny soup
  • Complexity
    Medium
  • Time
    45 mins
Recipe
Potato crusted pizza
  • Complexity
    Medium
  • Time
    60 mins
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Chilli con carne filled jacket potato
  • Complexity
    Medium-High
  • Time
    60 mins
  • Serves
    2
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Gnocchi with a simple tomato sauce
  • Complexity
    Medium
  • Time
    45 mins
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Potato and courgette frittata
  • Complexity
    Low-Medium
  • Time
    45 mins
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Cheese and bean filled jacket potato
  • Complexity
    Low-Medium
  • Time
    30 mins
  • Serves
    2
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