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Listen to this siteResources developed to help teachers throughout the UK enable young people to learn how to choose, cook and eat safe healthy food.
You will find materials, advice and suggestions designed to engage young people's interest in healthy food choices, keeping active and increasing fruit and veg consumption. Plus there is information on how these materials fit with the school curriculum.
There are details on how to go about setting up your own after-school cooking club as well as links to our informative and challenging games and quizzes, and advice on healthy eating for children and young people.
Dish it up is an interactive CD-ROM developed to help teachers make learning about food fun for young people (11 to 12 years). Informed by pupils’ feedback, the resource brings the subject of food and making healthier food choices to life in an enjoyable and fun way.
Myfoodspace is an interactive DVD-ROM developed to help teachers engage young people (9 to 11 years) in learning about food labelling within the background of healthy eating and a balanced diet.
The Agency has produced a selection of interactive games and quizzes for young people aged from 5 up to 14 years old. These will help them to learn about and test their knowledge on a range of food-related issues.
'What's cooking?' is a practical guide to setting up and running community and school food clubs. It's aimed at anyone who would like to help young people choose, cook and eat safe, healthy food.
Strictly Yum Dancing is the FSA's fun show communicating healthy eating and food safety messages. Launched at the 2006 BBC Good Food Show at the NEC in Birmingham, the show features eight dancing foods, who each promote a different healthy eating tip. Genie Jean the Hygiene Queen communicates some vital food safety messages too.
Resources developed to help teachers throughout the UK enable young people to learn how to choose, cook and eat safe healthy food.
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