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Come and see what exciting things have been happening in the Food and Nutriton Department at Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College, Altrincham, Cheshire, UK

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Food and Nutrition team dressed up as runners from the book 'Eat Cook Run' for World Book Day #FoodEdToday @bthcc_college #WorldBookDay

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Yr 10s showcased excellent skills jointing a chicken! An economical way to get the most out of the bird. The drums, thighs and wings were used in a marinated chicken tray bake. Breasts were frozen and will be used to make Chicken Kyiv in a few weeks. #FoodEdToday @bthcc_college

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James, previously a chef at the Lowry Hotel & Con Club was back to demonstrate food presentation skills to our year 11s.

Thank you for always supporting our food and nutrition students, they always get so much out of your sessions. #FoodEdToday @bthcc_college

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Year 11s had a fabulous day at Trafford College Hospitality & Catering Dept. They took part in a fish skills workshop and ate in the onsite restaurant - all the food cooked and served by the students (including some of our alumni!) @TSCG_CollegeGrp @bthcc_college #FoodEdToday

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Year 9s enjoyed tasting some foods used to celebrate religious festivals and completed a sensory star profile for each one. They also learned about the relationship between taste and smell. #FoodEdToday @bthcc_college

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Year 10s really upped their game today, creamy fish pie with a piped mash top, browned under the grill....yum! @bthcc_college #FoodEdToday

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Our Year 9s had a fabulous time on Scranchester food tour of Manchester today. They learnt all about how smell affects taste, as well as sampling some of Manchester's finest 'scran'. Massive thanks to our amazing guide, Rob @scranchestermcr @bthcc_college #FoodEdToday

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Year 10s have been making Portuguese Custard Tarts, their favourite recipe so far this year! Check out the lamination (layers) on the home-made Puff Pastry! #FoodEdToday @bthcc_college

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Year 8s have been perfecting their knife stills with this vegetarian Couscous salad. Lots of students bravely tried couscous for the first time and have discovered a new favourite food! #FoodEdToday @bthcc_college

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Year 10 have been learning how to make fresh pasta from scratch and used it to make some beautiful Carbonara. Some students used chorizo instead of bacon which gave the pasta a wonderful orange tone. #FooodEdToday @bthcc_college

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Year 10s have been learning about 'Food Styling' with a 'Pimp my Egg' challenge. Each student had 2 eggs, 2 slices of bread (they could bring some extra ingredients if they wished. They had 20 minutes to create a Michelin Star worthy plate of Food! @bthcc_college #FoodEdToday

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Another fantastic Open Evening! Massive thank you to our amazing student helpers! We had lots of activities including 'Spot the Hazards' a food science in action, and a blind taste test! #FoodEdToday @bthcc_college

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Year 10 had their first KS4 practical lesson yesterday with @MissMetcalfe_ ...Sweet potato, chilli and coconut soup with a beautifully shaped bread rolls...yum! #FoodEdToday @bthcc_college

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Year 10s have got off to a great start and have been learning how to create mind maps, one of our BTH Core Four revision strategies. Thanks to @modonoghue11 for the great training on the Tony Buzan method of mind mapping @bthcc_college #FoodEdToday @Tony_Buzan

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Some amazing burgers from Year 9 last week, including homemade burger buns! 😋 #FoodEdToday @bthcc_college

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Student Shout Out goes to Gio in Year 9 who made homemade burgers last week! He was really proud of himself and so are we! They also tasted amazing! #bthccfamily #bthccway

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Just 5 days left to get your blue coins in at Tesco! Ends this Sunday 30th June. Thanks so much to everyone who has already supported us! @bthcc_college #FoodEdToday

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Thank you all so much for your support for BTH Food! Keep going with the blue coins if you can! We're inching ahead but still a long way to go until the end of June. (Tesco Altrincham, Hale and Timperley) @Tesco @bthcc_college

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Year 10 foodies had a fabulous time at @KenyonHallFarm yesterday learning all about the workings of the farm, food production and sustainability. The tractor ride and strawberry picking was a highlight as always! @bthcc_college #FoodEdToday

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More amazing Pizzas from Year 8 today!

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Great Pizzas from Year 8 today! Perfect for Healthy Eating Week, as these are so much healthier than 'the brand that shall not be named' :) #FoodEdToday #HEW24 @NutritionOrgUK

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Food science in action 🎬- Year 8 investigating using yeast as a raising agent! Some pupils even managed a stuffed crust 🤩
Don’t think any of these pizzas 🍕 will be making it home 🏡 tonight!! @BthccFood

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Amazing to have today's dish in the canteen designed by one of our Year 7 pupils for Healthy Eating Week! Well done Annie! #FoodEdToday #HEW24 @NutritionOrgUK

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Thursdays #healthyeatingweek winner is Annie in Year 7. Annie’s creation was a spicy 🌶️ chicken burger 🍔 and it definitely was spicy 🥵!!
Everyone loved it though! Well done Annie it was yummy!!

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So much fun today! That's what they call 'active' learning! #FoodEdToday #HEW24 @NutritionOrgUK

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Well the smoothie bike 🚲 🍒🍓🍇🍎🍉🍑🍊🍋 is going down a treat! The students are loving being able to create their own smoothies #healthyeatingweek