During Summer Term 1 we are due to learn about fruit.
You can practice the following skills at home, with an adult supervising: Washing, Peeling, Chopping
Each week I will add a link to a recipe for you to try at home Ask your adult to support you in the kitchen, DO NOT try and make anything without telling an adult first. In addition to the recipes there are some ideas for variations which you could try (these are for those who work Independently in the school kitchen – please contact e.pemberton@theviewtrust.org if you are unsure which group you/your learner is in).
There are also some extension activities and worksheets.
KS4 Food & Nutrition - Activities and worksheets
KS4 Food & Nutrition Flashcards
Videos
Video - Farm to Fork: Pinapples
Video - Farm to Fork: Strawberries
Washing
It is important to wash all fruit before you use it.
Put berries in a sieve and run them under a cold tap, swirling them with your hands.
Use a clean cloth or sponge to wash apples, pears, plums with clean cold water.
Peeling
Some fruits like bananas, oranges and grapefruit have skins which peel off easily.
For other fruits such as apples and pears you will need to use a peeler.
There are different types of peeler, use whichever you have at home and practice on different types of fruit.
Chopping
Always use a chopping board when chopping fruit. Only use a knife with permission from your adult.
We use two different ways to hold our fruit when chopping it, a bridge hold or a claw hold (visual instructions below), use which ever you prefer.
Worksheet - Safe working with knives
A great recipe to use up your ‘leftover’ bread. This recipe only uses 4 ingredients, you can use whichever berries are your favourite.
Summer 1 (Week 1): Summer Pudding
Video - Farm to Fork: Strawberries
Recipe - Variation 1 Summer Pudding Loaf
Recipe - Variation 2 Summer Pudding Tray Bake
You need really ripe bananas for this recipe – you know, the brown ones at the bottom of the fruit basket!
Summer 1 (Week 2)
The weather has been so sunny and hot, I thought we could make ice-cream. This recipe is for avocado ice-cream but you could use bananas or berries.
Avocado Ice-cream
Another 4 ingredient recipe. You can replace the apples with a different fruit such as pears, tinned peaches, rhubarb. You can also add cinnamon or ginger for flavour.
Summer 1 (Week 4): Apple Crumble
This week I want you to experiment with different smoothie ideas. If you don’t have a blender use a whisk or mash the fruit before adding to liquids. I’ve included a variety of different smoothie recipes. I’ve also included a design your own smoothie activity and an activity you could try with the whole family ‘Guess the Smoothie’.