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A fun, student-friendly 18-page zine for lower KS3 Food & Nutrition, exploring energy needs and food labelling through practical tasks and creative thinking. Includes 2 simple recipes, an adaptation challenge, assessments, and label-reading activities. Designed to be printed and filled in by hand, ideal for colouring or printing on coloured paper. Fully editable, tested in the classroom with strong engagement. Created to support teaching, and theory elements are suitable for non-specialists with guidance.

Please note: This is not a full lesson or scheme of work.
It is a support resource, designed to be used alongside teaching.
With clear teacher guidance, the non-cooking theory elements can be delivered by a non-specialist.

This 18-page A4 zine supports students in exploring energy requirements, nutrition through life stages, and how to read food labels. It links theory to practice with two simple, affordable recipes: flapjacks and savoury pinwheels.

Students complete a range of engaging tasks: reflecting on their own energy needs, adapting a recipe to explore sugar and fat content, identifying hidden ingredients, and decoding the traffic light system. Illustrations of people have been thoughtfully chosen to reflect ethnic diversity and promote representation.

What’s Included:

• 18-page black-and-white zine (editable PowerPoint + print-ready PDF)
• Designed for student annotation and colouring, or to print on coloured paper
• Two recipe-linked practicals:
• Flapjacks: includes an ingredient adaptation activity (students change sugar/fat levels and evaluate the outcome)
• Savoury Pinwheels: supports learning about fat, labels, and food swaps
• Recap questions, redrafting tasks, and structured self-assessment
• Traffic light labelling worksheets, hidden sugar/fat activities
• Designed to fit teacher-led lessons or homework extensions

Skills Developed:

• Understanding energy needs for different ages and life stages
• Applying nutrition knowledge to real-world food choices
• Adapting recipes and evaluating texture, flavour, and presentation
• Developing food label literacy using the traffic light system
• Improving descriptive language through sensory analysis
• Practising safe and independent cooking with structured support

Created by:

A qualified Food Technology teacher with KS3/KS4 experience. Layout supported by AI-assisted design tools, with content tested and refined through classroom use. Works best when used alongside your teaching or with trusted video resources like BBC Bitesize.