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How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "It was fun trying different ingredients." "I didn't know that baking was learning about science."

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Everything worked together.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Baking is science.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Relatively. They still bring in foods that are not so healthy?

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Different things that can be used to make cakes a healthier option.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 90%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How inspired were your students to try healthy alternatives to backing after using the kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Making your own cakes/cupcakes with healthy ingredients rather than buying processed muffins etc from the shop.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Parents working and busy. Children living between different homes. the lunches are very different depending on where they are staying.

“What a fun way for children to learn about chemical reactions. My kids loved it and I can not recommend it enough. It really made them think about what goes into cake making.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Most thought the cake tasted delicious. Some were not sure of the vege component.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Being able to use the pack and save voucher. Thinking about cost and being more independent

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? promoting healthy eating

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Offer healthy alternatives, reduce waste

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 80%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Sharing in the community, chat about community garden

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Knowledge. costs, travel to town

“My class especially the seniors, loved this activity. They were fascinated to think they could use veges in hteor baking and this led to further discussion about veges, healthy lifestyle and seasonal choices.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Students commented on baking at home. Another Student said they had never tried beetroot before and now likes it.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The visual posters and the recipe review cards.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Be willing to try something new.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? It made the children think of alternative ways to sweeten food.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Look at ingredients before baking or purchasing.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 40%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? The students can take their new knowledge home to there kitchens

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost of living

“Our students had alot of fun creating all the cakes. It got them out of their comfort zones to try new ingredients such as beetroot. It inspired the students to bake at home also.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Vegetables in a cake ? This is actually okay!

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? It was amazing having the supermarket voucher as teachers are often expected to buy extras for the classroom.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? For some of was their first time baking.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very. Some kids tried using vegetables in their baking at home also

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? As above. Also, many already had vege gardens. They were proud to say this

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 60%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? As mentioned, some students were able to try replacing veges into baking at home.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost. Also their parents have the final say

“Kids always love cooking. This was a fun, hands on box. Thanks so much”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I had fun testing out different ratios of ingredients" "I now try out new recipes at home"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The kids learning about how the ingredients could be substituted - it made kids think outside of the box.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? I am hoping they will go home and try out new ideas and inventions in the kitchen and they will be able to teach their siblings tool.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Most of the kids have healthy food promoted through the school lunches - I have seen the kids bring more nutritious food in their lunchboxes.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Kids helping more in the kitchen. Kids also can see they can use ingredients from their pantries not just fresh food.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 60%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How inspired were your students to try healthy alternatives to backing after using the kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Hopefully kids will continue to experiment to promote their wellbeing at home.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost - but a key learning was not all fruit and veggies have to be fresh and ingredients can be easily substituted.

“It was great to see the science component integrated into this kit. This is something the students don't have a lot of... they enjoyed using their creativity and critical thinking while doing this kit. This kit gave the students a different perspective on making healthy treats.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I'm going to tell mum to sneak beetroot into our muffins for my little brother" "I think we should add carrot into HEAPS of things and people won't know!" "Carrots look like eyes when you cut them - is that how you know it's good for eyes?"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Hands on nature of measuring and making - we weren't quite able to adapt properly, more swap flavours; but it got them thinking about ratios, flavours and really inspired thinking.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Very thought-provoking for them, thinking outside box and/or using other things in the cupboard.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very - they all know they need to eat vegetables but giving the opportunity to taste in different ways, and make themselves, makes it more achieveable.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Lots of feedback from parents on the kōrero around the activity, how vegetables can be added, swapping and tricking whānau.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 60%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Sharing the recipes and enthusiasm.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Time pressure (whānau available at home to undertake prep and cooking) and cost.

“We have really enjoyed using this kit - it was adaptable down to year 4 (with help of older students) and provided so many opportunities to explore pāngarau, let only explore hauora and misconceptions about vegetables - it really got the tamariki thinking outside the box of when and how we eat vegetables.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I didn't like beetroot before but now I can feed it to my whole family . Vabie. I liked the testing and the cooking it was like being a scientist with food. Sui

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? videos and posters

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? We are making our own cakes and cookies to take on camp and are looking at how we can include some of our different cultural tastes and flavours into our camp food.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? 6/10

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? I think that the idea that healthy choices don't need to mean that food is not as interesting or appetising. I think encouraging students to try things outside their comfort zone is valuable.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 20%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How inspired were your students to try healthy alternatives to backing after using the kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? students having the understanding to check ingredience and ask questions about the origins and content of their food and the impact on the planet from making it.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Most of our students are from families who are from East Asian backgrounds primariliy refugee backgrounds

“Our students enjoyed the whole vege cake process. we included research with different community members who have different dietary requirements. As teachers, we loved the explicit connections between maths and cooking. The students loved the taste testing and opportunities to improve their recipe.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them 1.. couldn’t tell we had veggies in it 2. I wonder if we added different vegetables or fruit if it would make a difference

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The vegetables. Not many wanted to add a tin of peas!

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That choosing a variety of foods from the 5+ a day list is essential and that they can be creatively added to baking.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Really brought on a lot of good discussions

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Have asked them all to go home. Talk about food choices. And bake something similar without telling their siblings.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Asked them to bake something similar at home.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Parents!!!

“Kids greatly enjoyed making the veggie cakes. Lots of learning and thinking involved when looking at physical or chemical changes. Next step using the idea to create a ‘baking’ fair test, what could we remove and would our cake still turn out?”

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Posted 1 year ago