Fit as a foodie: Redefining traditional dishes with eTwinning

• Global Perspectives
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Fit as a foodie: Redefining traditional dishes with eTwinning

Participants

Project Language

Subjects related to the project

• Biology
• Physical Education
• English
• Maths 
• PSHE
• ICT

Key Competences

• Communication skills
• Project planning skills
• Critical thinking 
• Problem-solving skills
• Collaboration
•  Self-evaluation/ self-awareness 
• ICT skills

Learning outcomes

• They get to know traditional food from various countries.
  
• They know how to prepare traditional food with a healthy twist.
  
• They develop their culinary skills further.
• They improve their English language skills, particularly food-related vocabulary.
• They gain confidence in using English as a Lingua Franca.
  
• They are more reflective about their food intake.
  

Tools

• Logomaker (for creating the logo)
  
• mentimeter for brainstorming
  
• padlet for (personal) information: posting favorite dishes/recipes
  
• lesson-up for polls and information (webpage similar to powerpoint)
  
• Canva and book-creator for the E-Cook-Book
• Twinspace for conferences (or Teams or Zoom)
• Reel/Tik-Tok-Videos with cooking instructions 

Possible Activities

• Ice-Breaking activity: Presenting oneself (choose different tools)
  
• Create a logo and slogan.
  
• Food Diary for a week.
• Find traditional recipes and present them.
• Rate the dishes (concerning health score).
  
• Analyze ingredients and nutrients according to the food pyramid.
  
• Replace unhealthy ingredients with healthier versions (in groups).
  
• Experiment + cook.
• Take some videos preparing the food + explanation/instructions in English.
  
• Creating the E-Cookbook with healthy versions of traditional recipes.

General Aims

• Sharing traditional dishes from different countries
• Eating in a healthier way
  
• Confidence in using the English language
• Broaden one's culinary horizons

 

Match the traditional dishes to the correct countries 

How healthy do you think this traditional German dish is?

15

How healthy do you think this traditional Lebanese dish is?

15

How healthy do you think this traditional Austrian dish is?

15

How healthy do you think this traditional Croatian dish is?

15

How healthy do you think this traditional Georgian dish is?

15

How healthy do you think this traditional Dutch food is?

15

How healthy do you think this traditional Bulgarian dish is?

15

What is the main ingredient in Falafel?

Upload a picture of the best meal you had in Budapest!

Product

• E-cookbook with healthier alternatives for traditional recipes
• Cooking videos