Food Education...
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Food, Exercise and Body Image
A somewhat controversial study based at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth has apparently found that the problem of childhood obesity is not lack of exercise,...
Foraged Feasts: Autumn and Winter
Foraging is great fun and you can find wild food to take home and cook all year round, not just in summer. If you’re going foraging, remember to keep to the rules:...
Foraged Feasts: Spring and Summer
Foraging has recently become something of a fad, but for many generations of children, foraging was both a way of life and their contribution to the household...
Getting Children to Try New Foods
As parents we feel responsible for ensuring our children eat well and appreciate a wide range of healthy food, which can make us nervous and even angry when they don’t...
History Cooking for Kids
Children are fascinated by the past, and encouraging them to cook dishes with a link to history is a great way to expand their knowledge and to get them to try new...
Kitchen Safety for Kids
Cooking is fun! But it’s also potentially hazardous!
How can you help your kids get the most benefit and pleasure from cooking without either scaring them to death...
Making Children Aware of Healthy Eating
Set an Example!
How can you do this? Well the first thing is to try and making eating meals a family occasion. Not necessarily everyday; life -...
Quiz: Do You Know Your Food Groups?
Food groups are the different categories of foods. There are five major groups and eating a diet that contains all of them guarantees good health but you don’t have...
Quiz: Does Cooking Style Influence Children's Eating?
We all want our children to eat well and learn to love good food, but have you ever thought about how the way you cook and eat could influence the...
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Cooking Safely?
Cooking is fun and it’s a life skill that allows you to create great meals and make your family and friends happy with the food you cook. But...
Quiz: What's This Weird Food?
We all have foods we like or hate, but you'll be amazed at some of the weird foods you learn about in this fun quiz.
1. This large fruit is yellow green in...
Safety Equipment for the Kitchen
Ask a fireman! He’ll tell you: the kitchen is the most dangerous room in the house.
Over 20 people are killed or injured in kitchen fires every day. Chip pan fires...
Teaching Kids About Vitamins and Minerals
Now with vitamins X Y and Z! Added vitamins! 30% of your RDA Iron!
Food labels promise you all sorts of benefits but how much do you need to...
Teaching Kids Food Hygiene
Health and safety: words that go together like Laurel and Hardy bread and cheese, bacteria and sickness!
Okay, perhaps the last two didn’t spring to mind as a...
Teaching Kids the Importance of Healthy Eating
Here are our Top Ten Tips for teaching healthy eating.
Teach By Example!
First on the list and the most valuable advice we can give you...
Teaching Kids Where Food Comes From
Where did your dinner come from last night? If you asked your children would they say ‘the supermarket,’ ‘the kitchen,’ or ‘McDonalds!’?
Everything starts...
