FruitPreparingandTastingSession.docVIP

Fruit Preparing and Tasting Session Aims To work with a variety of fruit. To prepare and then taste the fruit. To be able to express their views about the fruit. Objectives To be able to prepare fruits for tasting. To be able to express their views about what they have tasted. To develop fine motor skills. To be able to share and take turns. Resources Hand washing facilities, chopping boards, knives, plates, bins / compost, kebabs sticks, plastic cups, paper towels, cloths and t-towels, smoothie machines. Smoothies – bananas x 20, tinned pears in juice x 2, tinned peaches in juice x 2, strawberries x 2 2 pints of milk or spare cartons from the infants milk is fine. Fruit kebabs - Oranges or Satsuma’s 1 bag, red green seedless grapes 1 bag each, melon x 1. Plus other fruit that is in season and kebab sticks. Introduction Introduce session. Discuss healthy eating messages – The balance of good health (see below). Eating at least 5 portions of fruit and veg every day and how it can be done (see below). Water – children should be drinking 3-4 glasses of pure water a day and adults should drink 6-8. If you drink a cup of tea, coffee or fizzy drink you should drink an extra glass of water. Discuss dehydration (see below). Physical activity (see below). Main Session Discuss rules for the session Washing hands and keeping them clean, clear the tables. Not touching the electrical items and sharp knives, tin opener. Tasting the fruits, having a try to see whether you do like them. Give each table a group of fruit, knives chopping boards/plates to cut on. They need a bowl in the middle to put the prepared fruit on. Bananas – peel chop into medium sized chunks. Oranges – peel split into segments. Apples pears – quarter cut out the core pips, cut into chunks. Melon pineapple – cut skin off, de-pip, cut into chunks. Strawberries grapes – take off stalks wash, cut big strawberries in half. Place all the prepared fruit onto 1 table hand out kebab sticks. Discuss