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Cook and prepare food with your students!

These delicious snacks can be made by students with a range of food preparation skills. Recipes have been student and dietitian-tested and approved.

Difficulty Scale

Lessons are organized based on the preparation difficulty, taking into account the time needed, necessary equipment, and cost. This categorization is not based on student ability and all lessons can be adapted for any grade level. Start with Knife Skills to get your class ready for future lessons.

Beginner = 🍏  Intermediate = 🍏🍏  Experienced = 🍏🍏🍏

START HERE: Introduction to Knife Skills 🍏

Do this lesson with students who are new to using knives before trying the rest of our food preparation lessons.

Students will have fun learning knife skills, including safety and proper hand position.

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+ Difficulty: 🍏
+ Class size: 28 students
+ Duration: 1 hour

Food Art 🍏

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Lesson Breakdown

+ Difficulty: 🍏
+ Class size: 28
+ Duration: 1 hour
+ Curricular Connections: PHE and Arts Education

Trail Mix 🍏

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Lesson Breakdown

+ Difficulty: 🍏
+ Class size: 28 students
+ Duration: 40 min
+ Curricular Connections: PHE and ADST

Banana Popsicles 🍏

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+ Difficulty: 🍏
+ Class size: 28
+ Duration: 30 – 60 minutes

Energy Bites 🍏🍏

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Recipe
Teacher Background: What is a grain?

Lesson Breakdown

+ Difficulty: 🍏🍏
+ Class size: 28
+ Duration: 1 hourΒ 
+ Curricular Connections: PHE and ADST

Smoothies 🍏🍏

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Extension: Where in the world does my food come from?

Worksheets

Grades K-2
Grades 3-7

Lesson Breakdown

+ Difficulty: 🍏🍏
+ Class size: 28
+ Duration: 1 hour
+ Curricular Connections: PHE and ADST

Egg Cups 🍏🍏🍏

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Extension: Bouncing Egg

Lesson Breakdown

+ Difficulty: 🍏🍏🍏
+ Class size: 28
+ Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
+ Curricular Connections: PHE and Science

Mini Pizzas 🍏🍏🍏

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Recipe: Mini Pizzas
Recipe: Pizza Dough

Lesson Breakdown

+ Difficulty: 🍏🍏🍏
+ Class size: 28
+ Duration: 50 minutes
+ Curricular Connections: PHEΒ 

Black Bean Quesadilla with Fresh Salsa 🍏🍏🍏

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Recipe
Extension: Windowsill Herb Garden

Lesson Breakdown

+ Difficulty: 🍏🍏🍏
+ Class size: 28
+ Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
+ Curricular Connections: PHE and Science