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badge requirements

1. Design a poster or set of postcards or make up a short mime or drama to show how accidents can happen in the kitchen and/or the importance of good hygiene.

2. Talk to an interested adult about what you understand by the term ‘healthy eating’. Draw up a week’s healthy eating menu for your family. Show it as a wall chart or similar and highlight the number of portions from each food group.

3. Find out about particular diets that people might follow for health reasons. Cook a dish that is suitable for one of the following diets: diabetic, gluten-free, low fat, lactose-free.

4. Cook a dish that is a favourite of your family.

5. Cook a traditional dish from a country other than the UK.

6. For a group of friends or your family, make a main course using convenience foods and then make the same dish entirely from fresh ingredients. For example, Spaghetti Bolognese can be made using a ready-mix or jar of sauce or from fresh ingredients like tomatoes, garlic and basil – you could even try using fresh pasta.
Discuss which tastes better and why? How does the cost compare?

7. Plan, cook and serve a meal for a group of friends, your Patrol or your family to celebrate a special occasion.

8. Make a dish using a specialist piece of cooking equipment, eg microwave, slow cooker, ice-cream maker, bread machine, pasta maker, blender or griddle.

9. Be prepared to show the correct and safe use of equipment, such as a chopping board, knives etc, by making two dishes that show your basic skills at cooking, eg salad, fruit salad, ratatouille.