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 children...
Sweet and Sour by Naomi Rayner, TastEd volunteer
One of the things that’s surprised us in TastEd lessons has been how the children can’t get enough of the sour tastes like lemons and limes. They sometimes say, "it tastes like poison - I want some more!". I’ve started cutting thin slices of cooking apple as a snack for my...
‘Why I Care about Food Education’ by Abby Scott, TastEd Trustee
Firstly because I love food – preparing and eating good tasty food is a joy and I want our young people to experience that joy too. My second reason for getting involved in TastEd is social equality. It makes me so sad and angry that some children have very little experience of...
A word from one of our TastEd Teachers
Karen Igoea, one of our TastEd teachers, has written about her Tasted Lessons: (more…)
New Foods and New Words by Bee Wilson
Bring a colander of differently coloured tomatoes to a class of four and five year-olds and ask them to describe what they see. (more…)
Five Pitfalls for Food Education (and why TastEd is Different)
Like many of the best laid plans, lessons in healthy eating can go awry. (more…)