A Practical Guide to Healthy Cooking in the Primary School: Understanding Nutritious Food for a Balanced Diet and Healthy Body

Cooking is an essential part of the national curriculum, providing children with skills such as learning the science behind where food comes from, understanding good health, and turning ingredients into tasty food. This book offers practical advice, colorful recipes, and nutritional guidance to teach children a range of cooking skills, including how to make food safe, nutritious, and palatable. It is ideal for group work in primary classrooms with access to a school kitchen and offers teachers, parents, and practitioners a useful resource for delivering practical and hands-on lessons with scientific grounding.

Format: Hardback
Length: 292 pages
Publication date: 28 January 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Cooking is an essential part of the national curriculum, offering children a wide range of skills that go beyond just cooking. From learning about the science behind where food comes from to understanding the importance of good health and how ingredients can be transformed into delicious meals, cooking provides a comprehensive education. This book is designed to help children develop their cooking skills and knowledge in a fun and engaging way.

Packed with practical advice, colorful recipes, and nutritional guidance, this book will provide children with the tools they need to become confident and competent cooks. It will guide them through the process of selecting ingredients, preparing meals, and understanding the science behind cooking.

One of the key aspects of this book is its focus on teaching children about where our food comes from. It will explore seasonal and all-year-round produce, how food is grown and transported to our shops and markets, and the importance of eating a balanced diet. The book will also provide links to STEM, PSHE, and D&T primary school curriculum subjects, making it an ideal resource for group work in any primary classroom that has access to a school kitchen.

With clear, easy-to-read, step-by-step, written, and illustrated recipes, this book provides all the information needed to enable children, with supervision, to prepare and make tasty food, to share with family and friends, particularly on social and special occasions. The recipes are designed to be accessible to children of all ages and skill levels, and they include a variety of dishes that will appeal to their taste buds and inspire their culinary creativity.

In addition to its practical content, this book also offers valuable insights into the importance of healthy eating and the benefits of cooking. It will help children develop a lifelong love of healthy food and encourage them to make informed choices about what they eat. By teaching children about the science behind cooking and the importance of nutrition, this book will empower them to take control of their own health and well-being.

Overall, this book is an essential resource for any primary classroom that wants to teach children about cooking and healthy eating. It is packed with practical advice, colorful recipes, and nutritional guidance, and it will provide children with the skills and knowledge they need to become confident and competent cooks. Whether they are cooking at home or in the classroom, this book will help children develop a lifelong love of healthy food and inspire them to make informed choices about their diet.

Weight: 717g
Dimension: 297 x 210 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367753726