Exploring how play in this area can develop children's understanding of world cultures and healthy eating. Use Food and Cooking to help children understand how and where everyday foods come from, obtain valuable information on a variety of diets, and demonstrates how preparing and exploring food contrbutes to learning.
Introduction, Discussion resources, Activities 1 Special eggs 2 What can you smell? 3 Making sandwiches 4 Preparing a fruit salad 5 Making cakes 6 Pasta collage 7 The food shop 8 Making a marble cake 9 Fruit kebabs 10 Peppermint creams 11 Designing a plate of healthy food 12 Making a favourite food book 13 Bird seed cake 14 Scented dough 15 Printing with fruits and vegetables 16 Making fruit smoothies 17 Simple pizzas 18 Classifying with pasta 19 Making vegetable soup 20 Growing vegetable tops Meal and snack suggestions
