Year 4 - Cooking and nutrition
Making a seasonal salad
Seasonal food and ingredients
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Unit Summary
This unit explores the seasons in the UK and the seasonal fruit and vegetables available. Pupils examine the benefits of using local food and list ways to reduce food waste. Pupils create and make a salad using seasonal produce.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use food skills to make a seasonal salad.
Key Notes
- A salad can be modified to use fruit and/or vegetables that are in season, as well as food that is leftover.
- Using food that is in season can be cheaper, and better for the planet (local, less waste) and you (greater variety).
- The food skills used to make a seasonal salad are peeling, grating, cutting and mixing.
- The ingredients used in a recipe can be mapped against the UK seasons.
Vocabulary To Learn
- seasonal: relating to a season in the year
- leftovers: the food remaining after the rest has been eaten
- ingredients: foods used in a recipe to make a dish
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- UK seasonal fruit and vegetables tend to be more expensive.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A salad can be modified to use fruit and/or vegetables that are in season, as well as food that is leftover. Using food that is in season can be cheaper, and better for the planet (local, less waste) and you (greater variety).
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'seasonal'
relating to a season in the year.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: UK seasonal fruit and vegetables tend to be more expensive. Correction: UK seasonal fruit and vegetables tend to be less expensive, as there are lots of them.
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