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Food origins

I can describe the origins of different foods.

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Food origins

I can describe the origins of different foods.

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Key learning points

  1. The term 'farm to fork' refers to the food chain of a food's origin to consumption.
  2. Food is changed from 'farm to fork' to make other foods, such as cheese from milk, bread from wheat and ham from pigs.
  3. Food is changed from 'farm to fork' to make it edible and safe to eat.

Keywords

  • Origin - the point or place where something begins

  • Farm to fork - showing the origin of a food through to eating it

  • Edible - suitable for eating

Common misconception

'Farm to fork' only applies to food produced on a farm and eaten with a fork.

'Farm to fork' is a term used to describe the direct connection between food production (not just on farms) and its consumption (being eaten, not just with a fork).


To help you plan your year 2 cooking and nutrition lesson on: Food origins, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

Use a range of 'farm to fork' photos of different foods for the pupils to sort. Pupils could be given a range of foods and asked to identify the source, and then suggest the 'farm to fork' steps. Start with foods with short chains, and progress to dishes that use multiple ingredients.
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4 Questions

Q1.
Which food comes from animals?
Correct answer: eggs
beans
bananas
Q2.
Match the following:
Correct Answer:These foods are grown:,pears, carrots and grapes.
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pears, carrots and grapes.

Correct Answer:These foods are reared:,chickens, pigs and sheep.
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chickens, pigs and sheep.

Correct Answer:These foods are caught:,tuna, salmon and prawns.
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tuna, salmon and prawns.

Q3.
True or false? Our food comes from shops and supermarkets.
True
Correct answer: False
Q4.
Which of these foods come from a plant?
Correct answer: potato
milk
eggs
Correct answer: papaya

6 Questions

Q1.
Which is the origin of apple juice?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q2.
True or false? ‘Farm to fork’ is only for food from a farm and eaten with a fork.
True
Correct answer: False
Q3.
Put this 'farm to fork' chain in the correct order:
1 - wheat
2 - flour
3 - bread
Q4.
Match the origin of the food:
Correct Answer:scrambled egg,chicken
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chicken

Correct Answer:yogurt,dairy cow
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dairy cow

Correct Answer:bagel,wheat
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wheat

Correct Answer:prawn cocktail,prawns
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prawns

Q5.
Put this 'farm to fork' chain in the correct order.
1 - dairy cow
2 - milk
3 - cheese
Q6.
Food is changed from ‘farm to fork’ to make it edible and to eat.
Correct Answer: safe