British Nutrition Foundation Healthy Eating Week 2016

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the British Nutrition Foundation's Healthy Eating Week for schools in 2016. Included is a summary of activities undertaken, resources developed, school interaction and the results of the pupil survey. Evaluation of the week is also described, along with details for future plans.

Where next for food education?

“…food origins, cooking and healthy eating), 80% of primary and 95% of secondary school teachers reported focusing on healthy eating, 60% and 98%, respectively, on cooking, and 57% and 60%, respectively, on food origins. Interestingly, research by BNF indicates that food origin and farming knowledge of pupils are inadequate (Ballam 2017), and the application of nutrition knowledge to individual eating habits is an overlooked area. What is needed is a balanced approach to teaching Cooking and nutrition, with time to cover the three themes in depth, consolidate learning and apply it to real-life situations.…”

“…We plan to enhance our Fooda fact of life website to better help schools deliver food education and launch innovative online training courses to assist teachers professionally. And, of course, we invite all schools to participate in BNF Healthy Eating Week (Ballam 2017), which provides an opportunity to engage the whole school and wider community in food education.…”

British Nutrition Foundation Healthy Eating Week 2017

“…As with previous years (Ballam ), a suite of free resources was developed to help schools, universities and workplaces to plan, run and celebrate the Week. These included planning guides, videos, downloadable activities, online presentations and certificates.…”

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“…The British Nutrition Foundation Healthy Eating Week (BNF HEW) is an annual event, designed to bring the UK together for a dedicated Week, focussing on key health messages and promoting healthy habits (Ballam, 2016(Ballam, , 2017. The eighth consecutive BNF HEW was run in 2020.…”