Objective- To understand the difference between foods from different continents. Outcomes- To plan a suitable meal, for an Olympian, from each continent.

Starter- We will display on the board traditional foods and the pupils have to work in pairs to guess which continents they are from.

Can you guess which continent these foods are from? Blue= Black= Red= Green= Yellow=

What is going to happen in the lesson? - Get into 5 groups - Each group is given one of the Continents - They will research the food of their continent and choose one of their choice - Plan the meal, and arrange who will bring in the ingredients.

The FiveContinentsThe FiveContinents

Asia

Africa

America

Europe

Australasia

So what meals would you produce with these ingredients?

Ideas For meals: Africa: Chicken (protein) Rice (carbohydrates) Beans and peas (vegetables)

Ideas for meals: Europe: Red meat and chicken Any green vegetables Pasta

Ideas for meals: America: America Beef (Burger) Potato- chips Vegetables

Ideas for meals: Asia: Rice Chicken Curry Mushrooms Pepper corns spices

Ideas for meals: Australasia: Sweet potatoes Yams Relish Fish, seafood Soup

Homework: What can you find out about these methods of cooking

Europe  Oven

Africa Boiling

Asia  Stir fry  Roast fry  Roasting  Steaming  blancing

Australasia  Luau

America  Grilling  Spit roasting  Stone boiling

 We hope you have enjoyed our presentation and look forward to you trying our lesson in your school!!