Cooking up a Treat

SATRO team of 4 visited St Nicholas CofE Primary School in Shepperton on Tuesday to deliver two Healthy Eating workshops with Year 5 and Year 2.

3  x Year 5 classes, a total of 90 pupils, were hands-on making delicious flapjack, being packaging detectives and learning how to plan a meal for 2 within a limited budget.

Pupil comments

“I properly understand what a balanced diet is and you need balance to stay healthy”  “there are hidden salts and fats in products”  “what different food groups there are and what foods are in the groups”

Teacher comments

“Useful addition to NC and re-inforced work on digestive system”  “children enjoyed ‘adult activity’ of meal planning”  “better awareness of budget”  “Very interesting session”

2 x Year classes, at total of 60 pupils, did a carousel of three activities:  sandwich-making;, creating a healthy eating plate; cooking skills game and choosing food items for a picnic basket.

Pupil comments:

“If you eat healthy food, you grow quicker”  “I’ve learnt a bit more about hygiene”  “some things are good for you and some are not”  “to eat healthy things and to try different things”  “that you have to eat the right food to be healthy and grow”

Teacher comments:

“Supports Science curriculum – Healthy Eating”  “Nice for children to work with different people”   “It makes the learning fun”

The children in both year groups were very excited to be able to take something home with them at the end of the day: either a piece of flapjack or a delicious sandwich.

Edible learning!