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Food and Nutrition

Knowing how to choose and prepare healthy and nutritious food is a very important skill in life.

Improving the health of the upcoming generation is vitally important, not only for the sake of individual students and their families but also for the sake of public health and budgets.

The Food and Nutrition course here at RGS offers many valuable benefits to students. For example, the course will enable students to:Ìý

• use food preparation equipmentÌý
• learn different cooking techniques
• follow a recipeÌý
• understand the health benefits and potential dangers of specific foods, nutrients, and additives Ìý
• evaluate the contents in recipes and the ingredients listed on food packagesÌý
• prepare and store food safelyÌý
• take precautions to prevent foodborne illnessÌý
• discover healthier ways to make their favourite foods while maintaining a food’s appealing tasteÌý
• discover ways to buy healthy foods and ingredients cheaplyÌý
• eat interesting foods that they haven’t tried beforeÌý
• eat foods from other culturesÌý
• develop an interest in creating new recipesÌý
• support their family’s health through dietÌý

All pupils will study Food and Nutrition in the Lower School as part of the DT carousel, comprising 11 week modules. Students can also participate in an after school cookery club where they have an opportunity to enhance their practical skills and further develop their love of cooking.Ìý

GCSE students will undertake trips and masterclasses and all students are encouraged to participate in House Bake Offs and help our school charity ‘Loveworks’ who work with families experiencing food poverty.