Playing with Your Food by A Parent
Like many people, I was brought up not to play with my food. To those of the wartime generation, there was an understandable fear of wasting so much as a scrap and a sense that playing with what was on your plate somehow disrespectful. But what if playing with...TastEd and Veg Power
Earlier this spring, when it was hard to imagine we would now be in lockdown, the TastEd team was thrilled to collaborate with Veg Power on the launch of their 2020 schools programme. Veg Power is an organisation on a mission to get British children to eat more vegetables...TastEd Fun and Games for Families at Home
The Easter holidays have come early for many families. In the wake of coronavirus, so many of us are self isolating at home, going a little crazy behind closed doors, wondering how to fill the hours and weeks until children go back to school. Here are a few fun...New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year from TastEd! This is the season of diet resolutions. As individuals, many of us are resolving to eat less of this or that food. But what if some of that spirit of change could be applied in a more positive and social way to helping children learn...What’s in a name? The Story of Sapere
Stina Algotson is Chair of the Board of Sapere international. Her presentation at the Sapere conference held in Cambridge in October told us that the Latin word ’sapere’ (pronounced ‘sap-er-ay') means “to know”, “to be able to”, “to taste” and “to feel”. Latin-dictionary.net adds that the three meanings...
TastEd hosts International Symposium on Taste Education
We’ve never had two days quite like it. We sniffed mint and we sipped seaweed broth from Japan. We tasted crunchy and quiet foods with headphones on. We heard about taste schools in Norway and the Netherlands and portion sizes in Singapore. We learned that every meal is an...
Food Hero of the Year nomination for TastEd founder
We are proud to report that TastEd founder Jason O'Rourke has been nominated for the 'Food Hero of the Year' Award by the Caroline Walker Trust, which is dedicated to the improvement of public health through good food.
Comparing Apples with Apples by Naomi Rayner, TastEd volunteer
Our neighbour knocked on the door the other day with a bag of freshly picked apples. In an uncharacteristically tactful moment, my daughter said, “My big brother doesn’t usually like apples, but he loves the ones from your tree.” It reminded me that something we often see at TastEd is how...