Breakfast is a very important meal which we all need to eat, everyday. Breakfast provides us with energy so we can concentrate, work and be active. Eating a healthy breakfast can help keep us full throughout the morning and it’s a great way to get some of our 5 A DAY, as well as other important nutrients.

The challenge this year is based on breakfast:

Taking inspiration from breakfasts around the world, create a ‘spectacular breakfast’ for a special occasion which demonstrates your food skills and techniques.

The judges will be looking for entries which:

are creative; demonstrate a range of food skills and techniques; follow healthy eating guidelines and include a drink; use foods from at least 3 of the main food groups from the eatwell plate

All entries must have: recipe name(s); at least one photograph of the final dish(es); a list of the ingredients used; a list of the equipment used; the method; an explanation of the food skills and techniques you have demonstrated and where the idea for your breakfast came from.


Get started…
For lots of resources to get you started, scroll to the bottom of this page.

Prizes
There are £100 prizes for the best regional primary and secondary schools in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as 4 £100 prizes for UK special schools. In addition, winners will be invited to a celebration event in London to find out who will be crowned the overall UK winners for primary, secondary and special schools. The UK winners’ prize is an additional £400.

Entries
Each school can submit up to 4 entries.

Primary schools - work can be by an individual child or a group/class*.

Special schools - work can be by an individual pupil or a group/class, depending on the age and ability of the pupil(s)*.

Secondary schools – work must be by individual pupils.

*Please note, should a group entry win, schools will be asked to choose a representative to collect the prize.

You have until 15 May 2009 to submit your entries; but why not build the challenge into your scheme of work and get your entries in as soon as you can?

All entries should be sent, by 15 May 2009, to:
AKGC Challenge 2009, BNF, High Holborn House, 52-54 High Holborn, London WC1V 6RQ or by email to c.theobald@nutrition.org.uk

Check out the webiste for more details:
http://www.activekidsgetcooking.org.uk/activekidsgetcooking/Challenge+2009/Challenge+2009.htm?WT.svl=2&WT.seg_1=nav_secondary&UA-390955-1=5169945