H.E

• Food provenence

  Means where your food comes from or place of origin
• Types of food

  • Plant products (grown as seeds and tended by arable farmers, e.g. potatoes, carrots, lettuce)
  • Animal products (reared and tended by livestock farmers, e.g. dairy cows, sheep, pigs, goats, beef cattle)
  • Fished products (raised in fish farms or controlled sourced in the sea, e.g. cod, tuna, salmon)
• Locally sourced foods

  Foods that are grown, reared or caught in a local area. There is a short distance from where the food has been grown to when it ends up on your plate.
• Carbon footprint


  The total amount of greenhouse gases produced by an individual or activity. It measures the impact of our actions on the environment.
• Benefits of local foods

  • Cheaper for sale
  • Workers paid fairly
  • Supports local farmers
  • Fresh
• Seasonal foods

  Foods that are at their peak in terms of harvest or flavour at particular times of the year
• Locally produced foods

  • Lamb
  • Beef
  • Pork
  • Potatoes
• Food producers

  • Tayto
  • Cookstown
  • Moy park
  • Dale Farm
• Food miles

  The distance food has travelled to get to your plate
• Breastfeeding

  1. Bonding

  2. Antibodies in milk

  3. Costs nothing

  4. Necessary nutrients

  5. Supply on demand

  6. Perfect temperature
• Breastfeeding

  • Painful for mother
  • Time consuming
  • Feeding in public
  • Hard to know how much baby has had
  • Have to worry about diet
• Bottle feeding

  1. More convenient

  2. Easy to control

  3. Father can play active role

  4. Don't have to worry about diet
• Bottle feeding

  • More upset stomach
  • Time consuming
  • Baby won't receive health benefits
  • Expensive
• Weaning

  Switching infant's diet from breast milk or formula to other foods, e.g. apple, pear, carrot, sweet potato, eggs
• Nutritional needs of a baby

  • Iron
  • Protein for growth
• Healthy eating habits set the pattern for future behaviour
• Encouraging healthy eating in children

  1. Eat together as a family with TV off to encourage conversation

  2. Parents and carers should lead by example and eat a balanced diet themselves

  3. Allow children to help prepare and serve meals