Food Activities, Ideas & Resources

Recipes from PhunkyFoods

PhunkyFoods is an award-winning early years and primary school programme of healthy lifestyle curriculum activities, lesson plans and resources.

They have put together a selection of warming winter recipes for healthy and affordable food over the winter holidays.

Download the recipe PDF here and scan the QR codes to watch the accompanying step-by-step videos.


Recipes from The Real Nutritionist

Lucy Beynon (The Real Nutritionist) is a qualified Nutritional Therapist who has put together recipes, fun activities and fact sheets for families over the school holidays.

Week 1

The recipe for week 1 is lentil bolognese - download the recipe PDF here.

There is also a home challenge, group activity and fun facts sheet - click the links to download.

Week 2

Week 2's recipe is a rainbow vegetable slice - download the recipe PDF here.

Click the links to download the home challenge, group activity and fun facts sheet for week 2.

Week 3

For week 3, we have some delicious apricot oat muffins - download the recipe PDF here.

There is also a home challenge, group activity and fun facts sheet - click the links to download.

Week 4

This week we have two recipes for some sweet treats - cookie dough bites and tahini brownie balls.

Cookie dough bites: Watch the video on the right and download the recipe PDF here.

Tahini brownie balls: Click to watch the video or download the recipe PDF.

Click to download the week 4 home challenge, group activity and fun facts sheet.

Week 5

This week, we have a selection of recipes to make the perfect picnic, including pastry pinwheels, fruit kebabs and chocolate courgette muffins!

Download the recipe PDF here.

Click the links to download:

Week 6

For the final week of the holidays, we have a healthy homecooked version of a family favourite - fish and chips!

Download the recipe PDF here.

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Zing Somerset

Cooking with Zing

Be sure to check out Zing Somerset's 'Cooking with Zing' videos for over 60 dishes including breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks!

Head to their YouTube Channel here

More video's on learning to cook here with 'Learn with Zing'


Community Cook Book

Spark in partnership with Abri, Zing Somerset & YMCA Brunel Group have designed the book with everyone in mind, it contains a range of delicious, nutritious recipes, with a few sweet treats thrown in for good measure! All the ingredients are affordable and can be swapped or adapted to suit different dietary requirements.

Click here to download

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