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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 S - it took longer to decide what to put in the cake than it did to make it. C - we wanted to make another one, and try different vegetables. It was interesting to see the different colours the dyes made in the cake.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Easy instructions, the healthy facts behind the creating.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That vegetables can be put in a cake. Vegetables can come in cans!!

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Alot of real discussions were had. Students went home and bought more vegetables from home.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Adding a variety of vegetables to different things.

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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? Students teaching parents, wider whanau.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? cost, parent knowledge

“The students loved the thought they could put vegetables in a cake. They were surprised at how good it tasted!! There was a lot of discussion about which vegetables to use and why.”

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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 know baking and veges taste good" "I liked baking and doing our maths"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Resource sstup

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? We are growing different veges in our garden to bake more things

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? Some went home and baked for their parents

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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? Growing their own kai

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Parents Time to prepare healthy options

“Such a great kit! Organised, well resourced a d fun for the kids!”

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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 Vegatables aren't so gross. Vegetables can be eaten lots of different ways.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Having the voucher and bringing in maths so they could shop for the ingredients. Seeing vegetables in a different light.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That vegetables can be sweets and not just seen as "healthy".

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? That vegetables can be sweets and not just seen as "healthy".

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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? To find and use alternative ways of eating vegies.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? That vegies are bland and tasteless.

“Was neat to push the boundaries with the tamariki. Some of them didn't like the taste of the cake but I think that's because they couldn't get past it being vegetables. Mind over matter right?! A hit as usual. Thank you School kit!”

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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 liked how we got design our own cakes but had to be careful to have the right ingredients to make is rise, to give it the right texture and to taste okay." Victoria 12yrs. " I found it interesting to learn about each ingredients job in the cakes. Reducing the sugar wasn't hard really, as the fruit still made it taste good." Hugh, 12 yrs.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The variety of options for replacing the sugar - gave good options to the students to choose. The scales were an excellent addition as they were sensitive so the students were able to be careful with the measurements. Having the new world voucher helped also. The base recipe sheet was good to see what ingredients did in the cakes and we used this to plan our next trials.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Learning the science around baking; understanding that taste does not have to be compromised when something is made healthier.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? It was effective in terms of baking. The students had a new awareness of ways to have cake that is healthier than others.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Some students went home and baked the recipes for their families to try. It gave the students a practical opportunity to create a healthier option that wasn't overly processed. There were discussions at home by some students with their families about reducing sugar and ways to do this.

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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? Some children went home after our sessions and baked for their family using different alternatives to sugar which was great. The students had a fresh awareness about healthy eating and about one way this can be done.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost of fruit and vegetables is a barrier for some of our students, also the change in thinking for some of their parents in terms of impacts of processed foods.

“This was a brilliant School kit for my class. It incorporated the science along with the promotion of healthy eating. I liked the 'control' cake aspect and then the planning and carrying out of their 'design's. All the students were very aware of the importance of reducing sugar, but were very keen on making sure taste was at the forefront. We discussed costings as well of replacement ingredients.”

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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 liked the cake even thoughh it had vegies in it. I like cooking so this was fun.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The charts to explain the chemical reactions.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Inventive cooking.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? A good reminder of some of what they already knew.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? The chemical reactions and use of intventive ingredients.

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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? Knowledge of different things to try.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? an adult to help them prepare.

“An intriguing and engaging activity that led on well from our healthy eating unit earlier in the year.”

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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 The veges were actually yummy! This learning is actually fun, like it's not really learning.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The many different things to try all being provided

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That there are many different ways that things can be done, even when cooking. Just because a recipe says something has to be done one way, doesn't mean you can't be creative and trial and error other things

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? My students did this kit with the release teacher on my team leader release days. They were always buzzing when I can back to class to tell me what new recipes they had tried and how they would have never thought to try ..... at home. Their statements always ended with, that's actually healthy right Miss Seba?

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Students will have chatted to their whānau about what they made in class and hopefully taken that info and made the same at home, especially with the items that are regularly found in any pantry at home.

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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 will have chatted to their whānau about what they made in class and hopefully taken that info and made the same at home, especially with the items that are regularly found in any pantry at home.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Financial cost, parental time / long shift work, no real proper meal times

“The making vegetable cake was a unit that put fun together with both food technology, maths and science seamlessly. It also showed students that cake can be healthy 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 "a cool science experiment with food" "The veggie cake kit was fun, and it helped me understand fractions better while making something tasty"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The hidden veggies

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? How easy it can be to make healthier choices

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Swapping out ingredients for healthier choices

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Baking skills and better knowledge of nutrition

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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? The children can share the recipe with their families, they can spend quality time cooking and learning together.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? The cost of healthier options and the parents time when it comes to cooking or baking.

“Our class had a blast with the Vegetable Cake School Kit! It's not just about baking; it's "science experiment with food" as one child said. The kit made healthy eating fun and sparked an interest in food science. The children enjoyed swapping out sugar for other sweet ingredients, and it fit perfectly with our maths lessons on fractions and measurement. Thumbs up for turning baking into an awesome learning experience!”

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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 "wow veggies taste yum, can we try some different veggies?" "I went home and told mum and we tried baking with some zucchini"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? the planning information made teaching this kit very helpful also the sheets for the kids to write on, saved me a lot of printing/organising.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That eating healthier things can yummy. Being aware of what the kids are eating and how this can be changed for the better.

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

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? So much. A huge part was kids trying new healthier things. Also knowing that it is ok to try new things and add veggies into their food. Also understanding what goes in their food

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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? Easily. A lot of kids have reported back to trying what we learnt at school at home. Some parents have commented on what the kids are talking about and some have taken recipes home to try with their whanau

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? cost, knowledge, understanding/ knowledge of healthy eating.

“Our kids really enjoyed this kit. It was really hands on and pushed a lot of the kids outside of their comfort zone.”

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Posted 1 year ago