A fun, ready-to-teach lesson that helps kids decode food labels and think critically about what they eat.
What's included
Teacher Guide
Resource slides and a clear lesson plan with learning objectives, discussion prompts and everything you need to run the session with confidence.
Student Worksheets
Students become food detectives – sourcing real products, uncovering the tricks used to grab their attention, and sharing their findings with the class.
Book PDF
A large-screen PDF of the Food Fool book, ready to project on your classroom screen or interactive whiteboard.
Recipe Card
A kid-friendly banana-berry muffin recipe using only the real foods from the activity – perfect for an optional cooking extension or a nice take-away for them to cook with the family.
How it works
Read the book together
Use the large-screen PDF to share the You're No Food Fool story with your class on the screen.
Challenge: find the tricks
Students work through a realistic ingredients list to find the 10 real foods hiding among the additives and preservatives.
Discuss and decode
Use the teacher guide to lead a class discussion about food labels, marketing and making informed choices.
Cook something real (optional)
Students unlock a simple muffin recipe using only real ingredients — a great extension for a double lesson or food tech class.
Aligned with Victorian Curriculum learning areas:
Food Fool supports learning across two key curriculum areas, making it easy to justify in your program and simple to assess.
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