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

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

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Mrs Flynn and her class explore healthy lunchboxes. This is one of six stories which forms a new resource to support cross-curricular/inter-disciplinary learning for primary schools in the UK. Teachers’ notes, worksheets and interactive whiteboard activities are also available to support the story. The resource is brought to you from www.foodafactoflife.org.uk
See and eat
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See and eat

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The See & Eat project is about learning to love vegetables - for young children. There are ebooks for 24 different vegetables from aubergines and butternut squash to spinach and sweet potato! https://www.seeandeat.org/ebooks/ The research team at Reading have shown that looking at simple picture books of where vegetables come from, how they grow, in shops, being prepared and ready to eat can help preschool children learn to like vegetables that they haven’t tried before or didn’t previously like. The psychology behind this is that seeing images of a food can make it feel more familiar and can help reduce the natural anxiety that many young children have about trying new foods. The project is led by psychologists at the University of Reading and funded by the European organisation EIT Food*.
Video: Poulty farming - the rearing farm
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Video: Poulty farming - the rearing farm

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In this video you will see chickens being reared to lay eggs. This is the beginning of the production of chicken for restaurants, shops and supermarkets. Chicken production begins at a rearing farm. The rearing farm produces a healthy flock of birds to lay eggs which will be sent to a hatchery. A range of breeds are reared on the farm. One day old chicks are brought to the farm and are fed a special diet, along with water. The birds are weighed regularly to keep an eye on their health. The birds are also given medicine to protect them from diseases.The health and welfare of the chickens is very important to the farmer. To keep the chickens healthy the workers wear protective clothing, change and clean their boots and clean their hands. The birds and the equipment are checked at least three times a day to make sure the chickens are being kept in good conditions. Suitable for children aged 8-11 years of age.
Video: Poultry farming - the broiler farm
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Video: Poultry farming - the broiler farm

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Approximately 5 million chickens are farmed each week for restaurants, shops and supermarkets. The chickens live in large sheds. One day old chicks are placed onto the shed floor, on a bedding of wood shavings and straw. These chicks are free to move about in the sheds and have access to plenty of food and water. Fans bring fresh air into the poultry sheds. Many chicken sheds offer natural day light and perching bales. The chickens are grown to different weights from 1.75kg and 2.4kg taking between 33 and 41 days to grow. he farmer will work with a veterinarian to help look after the health of the chickens. An animal nutritionist also provides the farmer with advice about how to provide the right diet for the chickens.
Video: Satiety: How we can manipulate the diet, to help us feel fuller after eating Part 1
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Video: Satiety: How we can manipulate the diet, to help us feel fuller after eating Part 1

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Based on the latest science, the British Nutrition Foundation has put together a video podcast to help explain how we can manipulate the diet, to help us feel fuller after eating and to help us maintain a healthy body weight. The podcast is split into 2 parts and is suitable for a wide audience, including schools. For more information go to: www.nutrition.org.uk www.foodafactoflife.org.uk © British Nutrition Foundation 2009
Video: Satiety: How we can manipulate the diet, to help us feel fuller after eating Part 2
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Video: Satiety: How we can manipulate the diet, to help us feel fuller after eating Part 2

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Based on the latest science, the British Nutrition Foundation has put together a video podcast to help explain how we can manipulate the diet, to help us feel fuller after eating and to help us maintain a healthy body weight. The podcast is split into 2 parts and is suitable for a wide audience, including schools. For more information go to: www.nutrition.org.uk www.foodafactoflife.org.uk © British Nutrition Foundation 2009