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Table 1 Overview of COOKKIT intervention

From: Development and initial qualitative evaluation of a novel school-based nutrition intervention – COOKKIT (Cooking Kit for Kids)

Week

Overview of the cooking classes

1

Starter: Children to identify kitchen hazards from a worksheet

Main lesson: To make a “Rainbow Rumble” and learn key skills of bridge and claw technique for cutting safely

2

Starter: Children to play a game to identify the highest fibre food

Main lesson: To make a “Jewel Couscous”, learn how to safely use the kettle and identify which ingredients will be high in fibre

3

Starter: Learn benefits of low calorie food and identify what these would be

Main lesson: To make a “Veggie Fiesta”, learn how to use the hob safely and how to add flavour without using salt

4

Starter: Learn how to get protein in diets without going for red meat

Main Lesson: To make a “Tuna Pasta Parcel”, learn how to safely use the oven and the benefits of eating fish