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Year 8

Year 8 food - Healthy Food Choices - Learners build upon the knowledge and skills they have learnt in year 7, applying healthy eating principles and extending their skills and techniques.

Please note the lessons are once a fortnight – 18 lessons a year. 

Term

Topic

Homework Tasks

 

Autumn Term

(4 lessons)




 

Recap of Health & safety 

4C’s

High Fibre 

Rubbing in method recap

Healthy Eating choices

 

Practical Sessions –

Rock cakes

High  fibre flapjacks

 

Evaluation of all practical work with photo on google classroom 

 

Ingredients for practical sessions

Autumn term 2

(3 lessons)

High Fibre  & high  protein 

 

Practical sessions:

Vegetarian bean chilli 

Mince – chilli or bolognaise

Christmas gingerbread

 

Evaluation of all practical work with photo on google classroom 

 

Ingredients for practical sessions

Spring term 1

(4 lessons)

Lower Sugar 

Sugar and its function in cake making – reducing it 

 

Practical sessions:

Cake experiment 

Carrot Cakes

Banana Cakes

Scones 

Evaluation of all practical work with photo on google classroom 

 

Ingredients for practical sessions

Spring term 2

(4 lessons)

Increasing Vitamins & Minerals 

 

Practical sessions

Pasta salad in a jar  

Mini frittatas

Scone based pizza 

 

Evaluation of all practical work with photo on google classroom 

 

Ingredients for practical sessions

Summer Term

1

(2 lessons)

Reducing  fat 

 

Practical sessions

Low fat burgers

Egg fried rice

Practical Kebabs

Research

Planning 

 

Evaluation of all practical work with photo on google classroom 

 

Ingredients for practical sessions

Summer Term 

2

(3 Lessons)

Planning for a healthy packed lunch 

 

Practical sessions

Savoury packed lunch product 

Sweet packed lunch product 

 

Evaluation of all practical work with photoon google classroom 

 

Ingredients for practical sessions

 

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