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Year 5 - Cooking and nutrition

Producing our food

Food production

Unit Summary

This unit goes through different ways in which our food is produced and processed, using a range of examples. The reasons why and how our food is processed is highlighted. Pupils identify the origin of ingredients through cooking a baked dish.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to describe the stages of producing different types of food.

Key Notes

  • There are a number of different stages involved in producing our food.
  • Food is produced from many different plants, such as growing and harvesting wheat for flour and apples for eating.
  • Food is produced from animals, such as rearing dairy cows for milk, pigs for meat, and catching fish at sea.
  • Some food can be produced at home, such as growing fruit and vegetables, or keeping chickens for eggs.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • producing: the initial stages of food creation, focusing on growing, harvesting, rearing, catching and gathering raw food ingredients
  • stages: the steps in a process
  • foraged: finding food in forests or parks, such as berries and herbs

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Food can only be produced on a farm or in a field.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

There are a number of different stages involved in producing our food. Food is produced from many different plants, such as growing and harvesting wheat for flour and apples for eating.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'producing'

the initial stages of food creation, focusing on growing, harvesting, rearing, catching and gathering raw food ingredients.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Food can only be produced on a farm or in a field. Correction: Food can be produced (grown) at home, such as fruit, vegetables and herbs. Some food can be foraged.

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