City Schools

‘Food route: a journey through food' is a range of colourful age-appropriate resources designed and developed to enable young people to gain food-related skills and knowledge.

The primary school resources, aimed at young people up to the age of 12, deliver learning around a healthy balanced diet, being safe in the kitchen, carrying out basic cooking skills, as well as teaching children about food labelling and where their food comes from.

During February and March 2011 three training sessions were delivered to teachers from Primary schools. The aim of this day was to provide teachers with knowledge about food route resources and how they can take it forward in the class room. Feedback was excellent and all the schools will have on-going support by the Dietitian to help delivery the food route resources in the school.  Please contact Aileen Smith if you would like more information or to register.

BIG COOK, LITTLE COOK

Schools that have attended the food routes training are offered Big Cook, Little Cook. These are practical cookery/nutrition sessions which last for 1-2 hours over a six week period. They include parents and children learning together about cooking and nutrition. These courses help parents and children develop a love for healthy tasty food knowing how important it is for good health. Examples of sessions delivered include ideas on a healthy packed lunch and recipes on sandwich fillings, how to encourage fussy eaters to have a balanced diet, fun ways to aim for our 5 day.

Market tours - schools will also have the opportunity to visit Leicester Market to do a market tour.

If you would like to set up a Big Cook Little Cook in your school then please contact Sue Richards for more information on:

aileen.smith@lnds.nhs.uk  

susan.richards@lnds.nhs.uk