 Win cooking equipment for your school! The most imaginative and innovative schools taking part in British Food Fortnight each year win class sets of cooking equipment.
2009's year’s challenge was to use British seasonal food to design and cook a meal that contains a healthy balance of the food groups the body needs (carbohydrates, protein, fat, fibre, minerals, vitamins) and contains at least two portions that count towards our 5 A DAY. There are lots of 'Top tips' to inspire schools in the 'Putting the Ooo back into food' Resource packs above. See the examples of how the winning schools have taken part in previous year's when we have challenged schools to incorporate food and cookery into their curriculum teaching and to design and cook a meal using the minimum number of food miles.
Prizes are awarded to the best 10 schools in each region (Scotland, North West, North East, Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, South West, South East, Wales and N. Ireland).
There are masses of resources on this page to help you. Plus, for great tips on 5 A DAY visit www.nhs.uk/5aday.
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“The British Food Fortnight resources are fantastic.”
School Meals Development Officer, Wolverhampton City Council
“A wonderful resource! Saved me hours of work this weekend.”
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Put the Ooo back into food with British Food Fortnight’s definitive guides to incorporating food-related activities and cookery within your curriculum teaching.
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 “British Food Fortnight's initiative sending chefs into schools is invaluable and we love being involved.”
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British Food Fortnight has teamed up with the Department of Health’s Top Tips for Top Mums campaign to encourage schools to involve parents in teaching children about a healthy diet.
Top Tips for Top Mums is an extension of the 5 A DAY campaign. It enables parents to share tips with each other on how to get children to eat more fruit and vegetables. Eastenders actress and mother of three, Patsy Palmer, is supporting the campaign. Your school can help – here are some ideas:
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Taking part in British Food Fortnight is a good opportunity to gain some local publicity for your school. Many schools taking part in last year's event were featured in their local papers and some were even featured on television. Media coverage can be a good way of thanking teachers, parents and children for their involvement.
Here is all the information you need to help you gain some local publicity. |
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