a series of stages (steps) in making a food, object or product

involving a lot of activity and people over a large area, often making many things

food that is thrown away or lost from production to consumption

Processing our food

Cooking and nutrition

Producing our food

Making bruschetta

This unit goes through different ways in which our food is produced and processed, using a range of examples. The reasons why and how our food is processed is highlighted. Pupils identify the origin of ingredients through cooking a baked dish.

Food production

True or false? Food processing does not happen at home to prepare and cook food, only at a factory.

cook food so it is safe to eat, like lamb chops

Match the following food processing stages:

Put these food processing stages in the home in the correct order:

True or false? Food processed on a large scale provides food for many people, gives convenience and adds variety to the diet.

Match the following information about food waste in the UK:

flour, yeast and water are mixed to a dough

Put these food processing stages in the correct order:

cattle reared, processed and meat prepared

Match the food to the stages of production:

Our food is __________, __________, and caught.

Which of these are usually in season in the UK summer?

What percentage of food waste happens at home in the UK?

Food {{}} is about the initial stages making our food.

Processing our food

Lesson outcome