Healthy Eating

Our new Healthy Eating Trail helps children learn about healthy food choices and where to find nutritional information about what they eat.

All of our Healthy Eating resources can be downloaded or ordered below.

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About this trail

This trail helps children understand the importance of a balanced diet. Use our free teacher’s notes and resources for when you’re back in the classroom.

What happens on the trail?

Children will learn that fruit and vegetables are healthy foods and we should aim to eat at least five portions a day.
They will learn where sugar comes from, as well as how to read nutritional charts to avoid eating more sugar than the recommended allowance.
The class will taste and find out about healthy snacks.

They will try their hand at making muesli and learn that it can be a healthy breakfast option.

Trail overview

Find out more about what happens on a trail

Trail overview (PDF)

Preparation activities

Suggested activities and discussion points to prepare the children for their visit.

Extension activities

Ideas to inspire further investigation back at school

National curriculum links

The trails and extension activities have been aligned to UK curriculums and are structured by age.

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