relating to or characteristic of the Middle East - the area from the eastern Mediterranean to Iran

a Middle Eastern dish of spiced mashed chickpeas or other pulses formed into balls

a round yellowish edible seed, widely used as a pulse

an electric kitchen appliance for grating, chopping, mixing or blending foods

a Greek side dish, made with yogurt, cucumber, garlic and mint

Making pea and mint falafel, with tzatziki

Cooking and nutrition

Nutritional needs throughout life

Health conditions

In this unit pupils explore key nutritional needs throughout life, and allergies, food labelling, portion size and health conditions. They plan dishes and menus, and describe how diets can be changed for health to meet the needs of different groups of people.

Health and dietary needs

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of ingredients which may contain allergens.

Risk assessment required - may contain allergens

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, e.g. scissors in KS1, needles, paint, knives, cooking.

True or false? Traditional fried falafel is healthy, as it is made from chickpeas.

Falafel traditionally features in which type of cuisine?

serve with potatoes, bread, pasta or rice

Match the health message to ingredient or cooking method change:

Care must be taken placing and removing the blades from the {{  }} as they are sharp.

Which of these are on the 14 common allergens list?

Blitz in a food processor to a coarse paste.

Put the following falafel recipe into the correct order:

What food skill used in the 'cake creaming method' is being demonstrated here?

What are the key health messages from this Eatwell Guide food group?

milking, pasteurising, curdling, pressing

Match the following foods to their production and processing:

One common health condition caused by poor diet (dietary excess) is overweight and {{  }}.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Making pea and mint falafel, with tzatziki

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.