© BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION 2015 Supporting Home Economics in Northern Ireland British Nutrition Foundation – making nutrition science accessible to

© BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION 2015

Supporting Home Economicsin Northern Ireland

British Nutrition Foundation – making nutrition science accessible to all


Food – a fact of life

•BNF’s education programme

•Provide educators with up-to-date, curriculum compliant resources and training to support the rapidly changing needs of the 21st century learner

•Website – free resources, curriculum linked, editable, progression built in

•Focus – healthy eating, cooking and where food comes from: www.foodafactoflife.org.uk

•Please help to promote!


Explore Food – a free nutritional analysis tool from BNF. Teachers notes and student worksheets available too.

New – front and back of pack labelling!

Explore Food – a free nutritional analysis tool from BNF. Teachers notes and student worksheets available too.

New – front and back of pack labelling!



Healthy Eating Week

•Next year: 1-5 June 2015.

•Three main themes, aligned to needs for nursery, primary and secondary schools.

The themes are:• Food provenance•Creative cooking•Eat and drink well


2015•develop new active learning games, specifically linking to the applying nutrition;

•produce a range of new resources, including the opportunity to engage via whole school approaches, such as lunch time;

•set and monitor daily challenges for pupils and staff, supported by videos and social media engagement;

•run a series of cook-a-long events, some presented by children.

Register at: www.healthyeatingweek.org.uk


Activity – in groups

Create a diet for a day, using food cards. Review total energy provided, as well as food groups represented.

Extension: 5 A Day? Drinks? Starchy food with each meal? Breakfast?


Food4life website

•BNF working with LMC to review the website.

•What do you think?

•Do you use it?

•If changes could be made, what would they be? Why?



Pupils•Record own recipes (and photos)

•Assess their own food skills

•Know the main ingredients they use

•Certificate of achievement

Teacher•Share recipes (ours, own & pupils)

•Track and monitor pupils cooking achievement and repertoire

•Reporting





My Cooking Counts will belaunched – very soon!

Free to use!

To register, go to www.meatandeducation.com


Thank you for listening!

•Resources: www.foodafactoflife.org.uk

•Free online nutritional analysis

•Monthly email update – free to join

•Teacher CPD – keep in touch

•Get involved in Healthy Eating Week – free resources! www.healthyeatingweek.org.uk

•Enjoy your weekend!


British Nutrition FoundationImperial House15-19 KingswayLondon WC2B 6UN

Telephone: 020 7557 7930Email: [email protected]: www.nutrition.org.uk www.foodafactoflife.org.uk

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