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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 #1 - I really liked trying out the recipes, I felt like a taste tester. #2 - I felt like someone on masterchef trying to make yummy food with different ingredients.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Everything, it was great to have some basic baking supplies as we often tend to spend a lot of our own money on the classroom.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The knowledge about the impact of different foods and that there are no good or bad foods, just food and that we can eat in moderation.

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? We had students who had no idea the difference between a fruit and a vegetable so they would come to school and tell us what was in their fridges and how many of each they had. It became a competiton.

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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? We considered making a baking alternatives cookbook but unfortunately we ran out of time. We think this would have been helpful for parents to see that it can be achieved.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Time poor parents, lack of $$, dietary restrictions and food aversions

“Our class really enjoyed this experience. It was great for them to understand what goes into their food and the different roles ingredients have in baking.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them J "I haven't really done any baking before, I didn't like the beetroot one. I would try the apple slices cake again" M "Measuring the ingredients was cook - I like the tase testing and rating all the different cakes"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The makeup of the ingredients and showing the weight of each part that it takes to make a cake.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? They are extremely engaged in baking & science now. They have asked if we can do the same thing with other foods i.e. donuts & cookies.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? The students didn't love the beetroot cake or chickpea one so while they recognise they can make substitutes, I don't think there will be any grand changes any time soon!

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? A lot have them have asked to have apple slices at home as a snack. They are more involved in at home food prep and making their own lunches.

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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? I would love to do a parent evening sharing our investigations and seeing what it could do to change the way we think about baking/treat food and see if there's a possibility that we could change out from packet food to prepared food

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost of living, time to prep, independence level of students.

“Our class really enjoyed this unit. It was our first proper go at baking - we integrated it with a volume unit in maths and had at look at the chemistry of a cake! We have just built a brand new kitchen at school and we were the first class to get to use the space.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I only like sweet things in cake. I did not realise that you can replace the sweet things for vegetables. The beetroot cake was a cool colour. I had no idea of the liquid in fruit or in a egg. This was good as it was sciencey and yum. Blake P. Year 8. Thank you for the kit - this was a cool kit as it involved eating. I liked that it was maths but not like class maths - the measuring was fun. It was cool to see all the different cakes and to rate them out of 5 on the taste, look, etc. Lucy B. Year 7.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The receipe trial poster and cards - very visual and easy to use.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? U think it has shown that cakes and muffins can be healthy - do not need to carry a lot of extra sugar.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very - the learners were very surprised at how good the vegetable based cakes tasted!

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? The ability to offer to bake and reduce the sugar or fat in a treat.

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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? This will spill over into the learners cooking /baking /sharing their knowledge from this kit with home.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost - I do feel it is easy for some whanau to eat convienence food. Some learners would not have access to the ingredients needed.

“This was a great kit - very well-resourced and excellent supporting teaching notes. This was a hit as it was not only food but a lot of hands on science. There was intial reluctance to entertain the idea of peas, corn, chickpeas or beetroot in a cake. This worked in nicely with our maths as we looked at the volume of liquid in the tinned fruits and veges as well as eggs. We split into 4 groups - group 1 looked at removing the 80grams of cake mixture and using chickpeas and corn. Group 2 used beetroot and peas, group 3 - apple and group 4 used pears and berries. The Pak n Save voucher was very handy for purchasing different ingredients. We had varying success in the bubbles but this was a hit. All of our cakes were eaten and to be honest - the vegetable ingredients were of a better consistency than the fruit based. This was one of the best school kits I have used for engagement of 30 Year 7/8 learners. Thanks so much Nestle, Pak n Save and School Kit NZ.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I didn’t know you could make cake with veges. I didn’t know that the same quantities of flour sugar and eggs would make the perfect cake.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Scales! We weighed everything in sight!

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That cakes don’t have to be full of sugar!

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very, kids wanted to experiment more with the veges

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Making their own versions for their families

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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? Experimenting with different ingredients at home

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost! Hanmer is expensive!

“A lot of fun and could see ways to vary it to keep extending thinking”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "It was yum and sometimes yuck" "really fun, let's do more cooking"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Recipe designing and trialing - seeing their products to completion and reviewing/refining were such cool skills to practice

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Hopefully inspiration to experiment and try new things with food!

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Pretty effective - not sure how long lasting it will be but certainly a good start!

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Baking skills, interest in experimenting with cooking and use of healthy ingredients, specific nutrition knowledge

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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? Identifying ingredients in other kai, including kai at home. Helping with the groceries and cooking at home

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? cost of living crisis impact on low socio-economic whānau

“This was a really engaging kit. Students really enjoyed the scavenger hunt and troubleshooting unsuccessful ingredients. The reviewing part was quite competitive! Definitely made maths work fun!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I really liked the corn in them. I didn't think I'd like beetroot in a muffin but it was ok.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The discussion around the different components and what could be swapped out for something else. Helped the students realise to what extent adaptions can be made and it still tastes ok.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Open to trying new things.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Average. The students already have/or are expected to cook and eat a wide variety of vegetables in the products we make. For example Poke bowls or Minestrone Soup

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? It's easy to slip vege into various products and one is not always aware of its presence.

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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? Students are encouraged to join in decision making when family shopping is mentioned and encouraged to cook some of their products at home to help others.

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

“The students enjoyed the process, though some were unsure about the possible palatability of their results. They were pleasantly surprised.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I loved trying to put vegetables in our cake, it's a pity it turned out so squishy because the pumpkin actually tastes good! 'We should have kept some sugar in the cake because it says here that the sugar helps the bubbles to form."

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The concept of adding vegetables to a favourite food was the most powerful - it made the students consider what it is that they are eating when they have cake, and ways that they can change their eating habits to a more healthy option without too much impact on flavour.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Trying new foods can be fun - don't believe everything you've been told.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? In the short time it has made them consider what's in what they're eating. Some students have said they are going to try to substitute some ingredients for vegetables at home. We had quite a few chats about savoury cakes and muffins, where vegetables are already incorporated, like zucchini muffins.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? That vegetables don't always have to taste the way they do when eaten individually.

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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? Instill an inquiring mindset - what happens if I .......

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Most likely their main barrier is their home situation - they eat what their families provide for them. This is highly variable.

“Thank you so much for this kit - you have made it so easy for us to complete a kitchen science series of lessons with our classes. The children were engaged, creative and occasionally grossed out, and a few of them even tried a new food!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I didn't know chikpeas could be used with baking." "The healthy cakes tasted really good! I didn't think they would!"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The handouts helped to reinforce the concepts being taught.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That there are other alternatives to ingredients (being creative is possible in the kitchen)

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Made the students think deeply about healthy food items, products

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Transfer these skills to everyday cooking 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? Healthy eating blog or website?

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost, rural location, and knowing what they can use other than store bought ready made products.

“Students came up with some original ideas for healthier alternatives. Some flopped, others 'rose' above the rest. A very well-sequenced series of lessons that had the student's interest from the beginning to the end. Thanks heaps!”

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Posted 2 years ago