FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Is there a cost to have Food for Thought in my school?
The programme is FREE for all participating schools, including three sessions with a Nutritionist as well as resources for teachers and students. The main cost a school may incur is if they organise paid transport to the supermarket.
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What age group is Food for Thought aimed at?
The programme is primarily designed for students in Years 5/6 but the content can be adapted for Years 4-8.
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Who will contact the supermarket to organise the visit?
Your Nutritionist will be in touch with the supermarket owners/store managers before your visit to organise the session.
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Who arranges travel to the supermarket?
Transport to the supermarket is to be organised by the school. The Nutritionist in charge will meet each class outside the supermarket.
Some ways that classes typically get to the supermarket include:
- Bus
- Adult helpers – personal cars
- Walking
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What do I need for the supermarket session?
Before the supermarket session, please ensure that transport to the supermarket has been organised (this is the school’s responsibility). You will also need adult helpers to supervise the students while in-store.
Make sure students bring with them:
- A copy of their Session 3 worksheets
- A pen or a pencil
- Something to lean on (a book or clipboard)
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If we can't go to the supermarket, is there an alternative option?
We also offer an ‘in-class supermarket’ session. Enquire about this with your Nutritionist.
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What if I have a student with specific food needs? E.g., allergies, fussy eating, diabetes, complicated relationship with food.
Food for Thought is all about being inclusive. Speak to your Nutritionist about the specific needs of your students - they will work with you to create a plan for the sessions.
Do you have further questions?
"Wow! It really makes a difference when you read the fat, sodium and sugar on the back of the foods we eat. And now just by looking at the contents in our foods we can eat healthier. It is all thanks to you. You have showed us to watch what we eat and how many servings a day we need. It has been appreciated by Room 6, 7 and 8."
Room 8, Awakeri Primary School (Whakatane)
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“Thank you for teaching us about healthy food and taking us to the supermarket. Now I look out for healthy and unhealthy food and I think my class does too – we really appreciated it.”
Felicity, Papamoa School
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“I’ve gone through the FFT resources and I’m REALLY impressed. I’m hard to please by the way with outside education providers. I found the class then in-store experience you provided particularly well structured and very beneficial. Being way up here we often miss out on most opportunities offered in the larger areas so this was a buzz!!”
Cheryl Carmichael, Pukenui School (Kaitaia)
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