Cooking and nutrition is an aspect of Design and Technology. Children will learn where food comes from and use the basic principles of a healthy and varied diet to prepare dishes using cooking techniques that have been developed through the key stages.

Year 1

Smoothies

• Describe fruits and vegetables and explain how to identify fruits
• Name a range of places that fruits and vegetables grow.
• Describe basic characteristics of fruit and vegetables
• Prepare fruits and vegetables to make a smoothie

Year 2

Balanced Diet - Wraps 

• Name the main food groups and identify foods that belong to each group.
• Describe the taste, feel and smell of a given food.
• Think of three different wrap ideas, considering flavour combinations.
• Construct a wrap that meets the design brief and their plan

Year 3

Eating Seasonally - A seasonal tart 

• Explain that fruits and vegetables grow in different countries based on their climates.
• Understand that seasonal fruits and vegetables grow in a given season.
• Understand that eating seasonal fruit and vegetables positively affects the environment.
• Design a tart recipe using seasonal ingredients

Year 4

Adapting a recipe - Biscuits 

• Describe features of biscuits using taste, texture and appearance
• Follow a recipe with support
• Use a budget to plan a recipe
• Adapt a recipe using additional ingredients.

Year 5

Develop a recipe - Bolognese

• Describe the process of beef production.
• Research a traditional recipe and make changes to it.
• Add nutritional value to a recipe by selecting ingredients.
• Prepare and cook a version of Bolognese sauce.

Year 6

Come dine with me - follow a recipe to create a meal

• Find a suitable recipe for their course.
• Record the relevant ingredients and equipment needed.
• Follow a recipe, including using the correct quantities of each ingredient.
• Write a recipe, explaining the process taken.
• Explain where certain key foods come from before they appear on the supermarket shelf