Home Economics and Food nutrition

1. Home Economics and Food nutrition Resources Internet Food-sense - leaflets Success criteria: Build - to read the leaflets and enter into a discussion surrounding food additives Apply – to read the case study of someone who is allergic to food additives and discuss how manufacturers can tackle this problem Apply – to use the leaflets and write up notes from pages 3 on 300 – odd listed additives Apply – to find an article on the Internet that highlights a case study where additives have affected the behaviour of a young child in a negative way Lesson objective – to understand what Food additives are (both good and bad)

2. Task 1 • Find out what flavour enhancers are? • What type of foods tend to have monosodium glutamate (621) in • What are sweeteners – such as saccharin, aspartame and ascesulfame – K? Lesson objective – to understand what Food additives are (both good and bad)

3. Task 2 Lesson objective – to understand what Food additives are (both good and bad) • Find out and write up information on emulsifiers and stabilisers • Read the packaging and list the additives that have been put into the food • Are both from a natural or chemical source? • What function do both of these have in food?

4. Task 3 - Look at the drinks Lesson objective – to understand what Food additives are (both good and bad) • Which ones have natural or chemical E numbers – by looking at the name of the product • Are all E numbers harmful and bad for the body?

5. Task 4 case study - Look at the drinks A well-balanced blend, our Vegetable Juice Cocktail contains several vital nutrients from freshly gathered organic vegetables: tomatoes, carrots, celeriac and beetroots.  It has a rich tomato base.  Tomatoes contain natural lycopene (a phyto-nutrient) for improved cell function and cell metabolism compromised by environmental influences.  Biotta Vegetable Juice Cocktail is low in calories and contains large amounts of natural vitamin C. Lesson objective – to understand what Food additives are (both good and bad)

6. After our friends child exhibited reactions to foods and drinks containing RED DYE 40 and as a result of doing some checking, asking questions, and a few hours of research, we found this happens to many children and adults too! We felt the need to do more research and provide information that may help others deal with reactions to RED DYE 40 as well as other chemical additives in our foods. We are NOT doctors just concerned parents like you. Lesson objective – to understand what Food additives are (both good and bad)

7. Dr. John Swartzberg at the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter says cochineal extract, also known as carmine, is in all sorts of things, including "fruit drinks, yogurts, ice creams, fruit filling, lots of other foods, cosmetics, like lipsticks and a lot of drugs."This bug dye doesn't sound very yummy, but it's considered safe by the Food and Drug Administration, except for a small group of people who have an allergic reaction to it. The Wellness Letter says in rare cases that reaction could be life-threatening. Lesson objective – to understand what Food additives are (both good and bad)