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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 We didn't need any sugar with the apple and banana. The chickpeas make the best cakes, can we make them again next week? What about if we use pumpkin? Great discussion around which ingredient they were going to substitute and why.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The measuring and substituting of the ingredients and why and the surprise that the chickpeas worked so well.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The science and an understanding of how and why you can substitute ingredients. Fun measuring skills.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very. Not so keen on the beetroot but the chickpeas, corn, apple and banana were a great hit.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? A few of the students said that the cupcakes were better than their mum's. The Chickpeas were a surprise to them and a favourite ingredient.

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

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? It would have been great to know can substitute flour for a can of chickpeas in lockdown. The students found that their cupcakes could easily have less or no sugar with the banana or apple.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Food prices; busy working parents who look for fast food options; lack of knowledge around healthy eating options..

“This was great for science, maths and promoting healthy eating. We used corn, beetroot, chickpeas, bananas and apples. The students loved them, some saying they were the best cupcakes they had tasted. Chickpeas with apples and Chickpeas with bananas were their favourites. We used a blender and put the chickpeas, beetroot and corn in separate containers to make it easy for the students. Creamed corn may have been better than whole kernels and don't forget a can opener if it is not a tab can. Using different coloured paper cupcake holders helped to identify each team's cakes.”

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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 really enjoyed being able to make the cake and eat it, I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it but because I had made it it was great." "I really enjoyed measuring this out and making it, I would like to do this again with other ingredients."

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Having the food components included and the great guidelines and resources in the kit to support this.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? To try new things and to have a go at making these foods themselves, now they have done this they see how simple it is and some were surprised at how much they enjoyed it.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? It gave the pupils a reminder to think about what they eat and also to keep trying new foods and new food combinations.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? How to make a veggie cake! Also the reinforcement of how easy it was and how important it is to think of what they are eating nutrition wise.

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

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? I think it reinforced the choices being made for eating at home for the pupils. Many were having vegetables but not trying them if they had tasted them and not liked them. This reinforced the importance of trying new combinations and thinking about what they were putting in their mouths. Taking more ownership of grocery choices, lunchbox choices and meal planning is also highlighted.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? lack of input in to weekly shop or cooking. Limited access to alternative sources for healthier food.

“Kids loved it. They liked being creative and experimenting with a product that they could eat as an end result. Having ownership of what they were creating and discussion around the nutritional value along with measurement component, was a great practical reinforcement of our themes.”

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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 can't even taste zuchini, it tastes like cake!

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Discussing vegetables - surprising the lack of knowledge students have of many vegetables or even what a vegetable is.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Knowing that they can incorporate ingredients they don't think they will like into something that is tasty.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? We then looked at other ways we could incorporate vegetables into food, including soup, mince.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Importance of eating vegetables in a healthy diet.

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

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Encourage eating vegetables

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Access to fresh fruit and vegetables.

“The kids loved this kit. They enjoyed baking and testing different ingredients. Everyone wanted to be involved so it captured all students interest.”

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Quinn- I have allergies to dairy so it was good that I found some cool different things to use that were yum. Jackson- We made a real muck up cause we didn't measure and replace ingredients properly but our third cake turned out great after we had talked about the science of how it all works together.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Having the ingredients that you could use as alternatives for sugar and fat

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That fat and sugar can be replaced with alternative healthier options. That cooking is science and that different ingredients have a part to play in a recipe.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? It buyilt an awareness for my students and really got them thinking about fat and sugar in foods.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Having knowledge that there are healthier options if you figure it out

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

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? This is tricky because our akonga can talk about what they learnt but in the end the cost will be the driver as to whether they engage with the ideas

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

“The engagement in this learning was top notch and we had a few laughs along the way. trying things they had never thought possible and researching alternative ingredients were the main areas where learning happened. I let them experiment on cake 2 and then we reflected on what had worked and what they would do next, I liked the fact that you got to have a third go. It was all eatable too.”

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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 was supervised that you could not taste the vegetables in the cooked cake. Interesting how you can swap out egg for other ingredients etc

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Whole thing

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Be open and not afraid to experiment or try new flavours

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Just opened some eyes to what is in our food, label investigations etc

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Great discussion. Recipes and ideas shared at home.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 50%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Sharing of learning with familiy

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Parent knowledge, cost of healthy food, time for many families

“Super learning for the kids, great research and science base. Allows for lots of individual pathway learning and experimentation.”

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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 realize the effects of sugar has on the brain it’s like a drug” said Nikau. Also my cupcake turned out perfect crunchy on the outside gooey in the middle”.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The whole lot but it was really good watching the videos and the premade up science poster was an awesome visual guide.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That baking is science

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? I believe it’s definitely eye opening for the students and depending on your community I.e food allergies this resource can offer other alternatives such as dairy free/gf ideas.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? That you don’t actually need processed sugar in a bake for it to taste good. I’m talking about white sugar. Students experienced with fruit and honey

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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? Students could rewrite a recipe from an experience they have made at school and make a recipe book for the school or post in newsletter orc. Ask for the students to work with Whānau and post up a video of them cooking something they like with a healthier spin on it. Also getting other family members to be taste testers is fun!!

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? The cost of food is rising! Vegetables fresh or tinned is expensive for many.

“The vegetable cake kit was a perfect resource for me use as it covered food technology and science. In term 3 I had to teach food technology and cover a science fair it killed two birds with one stone.”

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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 It was so interesting learning about baking with unusual ingredients! I have never had a cake made with chickpeas before - it was delicious! We used our maths in real life and it was fun.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? We really enjoyed the review cards at the end - breaking the results down into texture, structure etc led to a higher-order plenary rather than "it tastes good" "It looks good".

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? An understanding of the integration of topics - we did writing, reading, maths, science and Te Reo all stemming from this topic - it was amazing.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Really effective - so interesting to find out about substitutes for sugar and encouraging experimentation with vegetables!

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Because of our Garden to Table, the ākonga already had experience of what is really in the food they eat and this really extended that learning. They can take this learning home with them!

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 100%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? The ākonga are now very aware of how ingredients can be substituted.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Parents who are time poor.

“The activity led to many rich discussions and tied in well with our Garden to Table programme. The ākonga are already interested in preparing their own food and are much better at taking risks and trying new food - so this was perfect!”

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "This was one of the most fun and cool things I've done in year 6. I can't wait to try this at home with my family." Hayley

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The ingrediants and chemisty behind each one and the effect it had on the taste, texture and look.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The making of and changing up of the cupcake ingrediants to create a new and improved cupcake.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? They were amazed at what ingrediants could be used as replacements or substitued.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? How to cook with vegetables in a different way, how to reduce the fat and sugar in baking.

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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? Take it back into the home or try other vegetable substitutes that they could discover themselves.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost, knowledge and being supported in the home.

“This was an amazing learning experience for our students. They loved every minute of it and came away with a lot of new knowledge about baking and the chemistry within it. Some even went home and taught this to their families!”

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