© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 Let’s all get cooking!

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 Who can cook? What can you cook? Why learn to cook?

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 How can we get ready to cook? Tie back long hair Roll up sleeves Wear an apron Remove jewellery Wash hands

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 To prevent it falling into food, dangling in food or getting caught on equipment. Strands of hair can contain many germs so it is important not to touch your hair whilst cooking. Why should we tie back long hair?

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 Rolling up our sleeves prevents dirt from our sleeves touching the food. It stops sleeves and cuffs from becoming dirty. Long sleeves could also be a hazard when working with open flames. Why should we roll up our sleeves?

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 We should wear an apron to keep our clothes clean and prevent dirt from our clothes touching the food. Why should we wear an apron?

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 There are often many germs under rings, bracelets and watches which could be transferred to the food when cooking. Removing jewellery also stops the jewellery from becoming dirty and prevents it being mixed into food. All jewellery including earrings and necklaces should be removed as these could fall into food. Why should we remove jewellery?

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 We wash our hands to prevent spreading germs. Wash hands thoroughly, with hot soapy water to help remove dirt and microbes. Wash your hands before, during and after cooking and also after going to the toilet, blowing your nose or handling waste. Why should we wash our hands?

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 Demonstration time! I need a volunteer! Who thinks they can remember how to get ready?

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 Food safety When cooking how can we make sure that the food we are cooking is safe?

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 Food safety tips Read the labels – check the date marks and storage instructions, store food in the right place and eat within the date mark. Keep raw and cooked foods separate and do not use the same equipment for raw and cooked foods to prevent cross contamination. Check food is properly cooked.

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 Food safety tips When reheating food, make sure the food is steaming hot and only reheat once; When storing cooked foods, cool down the food as quickly as possible, place in a suitable contain and label. Clean up waste efficiently, recycling where possible. Keep your cooking area clean and tidy and wash up equipment in hot soapy water.

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 Let’s get cooking – fruit salad Today in assembly we are going to make a fruit salad! Who will volunteer to help me?

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Equipment What equipment do you think we need to make fruit salad? We need: chopping board, sharp knife, large bowl, measuring spoons and mixing spoon. Let’s select the right equipment from the collection.

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 Ingredients What ingredients could we put in our fruit salad? We need: 2 bananas, 2 satsumas, 5 strawberries, 8 seedless red grapes, 8 seedless white grapes, 2 x 15ml spoons orange juice Let’s measure the ingredients!

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 Method Let’s make the fruit salad! 1. Peel the satsumas and separate into segments. 2. Cut away the stalks from the strawberries, then cut each strawberry into quarters. 3. Pull the grapes off the stalks. 4. Peel the bananas and slice carefully into small pieces. 5. Place all the fruit in a bowl and mix together. 6. Add the orange juice.

© British Nutrition Foundation 2014 How could you modify the recipe? Modifying a recipe is where you change the recipe to make it look/smell/taste different. You could: Try using different fruits – e.g. peeled and sliced kiwi, chunks of fresh mango or canned pineapple pieces Use other types of fruit juice instead of orange juice – e.g. pineapple juice, tropical juice, apple juice Layer the fruit salad with different flavours of low fat yogurt Put chunks of the fruit onto cocktail sticks to make a fruit kebab