Food for Us

This workshop is targeted to years 1-6 and adapted accordingly.

The ‘Food for Us’ workshop is a creative, interactive workshop utilising models and hands on activities.

Hands on activities can include:

• Food and our body
• Our healthy eating day
• Sugar in drinks
• Vegetable taste testing

Possible learning outcomes and experiences 

Prep – year 2

• Students are able to name parts of their body and how their body is growing
• Students are able to identify foods and food groups
• Students can identify different vegetables,  how they are prepared and their sensory qualities
• Students can describe how healthy foods affect our well being
• Students can create positive health messages that promote healthy eating decisions and behaviours

Years 3 – 4

• Students are able to identify and practice healthy eating behaviours which promote health and well being
• Students are able to discuss nutrition information messages in the media and on the internet
• Students are able to describe ways to make their school a place that supports healthy eating
• Students are able to discuss how food practices can differ between families, communities and cultural groups
• Students gain an appreciation of food production methods and technologies

Years 5-6

• Students are able to read food labels to assist with healthy eating (strategy to promote well being)
• Students are able to discuss how media messages affect healthy eating behaviours
• Students are able to discuss how healthy eating promotes and maintain well being for individuals and communities
• Students are able to describe the role of food preparation in maintaining good health and the importance of food safety and hygiene