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Holiday activities and food programme resources

Primary and secondary Get Set to Eat Fresh resources specially selected for HAF facilitators.

Get Set to Eat Fresh, a free education programme from Aldi, Team GB and ParalympicsGB, helps young people aged 5–14 develop their understanding and love of fresh, healthy food, the skills they need to cook for themselves and the desire to celebrate good food with friends and family. To support Holiday Activities and Food Programme facilitators, we’ve specially collated a range of our resources which support resilience, character and wellbeing and provide enriching activities to deepen their knowledge of health, nutrition and active lifestyles.

Key questions

  • How can we build balanced, healthy meals?
  • How can we develop our cooking skills?
  • What foods fuel Team GB, ParalympicsGB, and ourselves to great performances?
  • How can we shop mindfully of budget and food waste?

Key learnings 

  • Describing the key features of a healthy diet.
  • The benefits of exercise and eating a balance of different foods for athletes and ourselves.
  • Ways to express likes and dislikes and make informed, healthy decisions about food, exercise and other healthy habits.
  • Cooking skills and techniques, including knife skills, that can be practised and developed over time. 

Film discussion points

Watch our Eat Like Champions! film.

  • What types of foods do athletes need to stay healthy?
  • What meal examples do the athletes share? How do those foods meet their needs?
  • What advice does Hannah and Max give about food?

Activity ideas

Get started by reading our facilitator guide for an overview of the materials available, links to the curated resources and acrticles, and details on how to use them.

The student resources below include a wide selection of our curriculum-linked activity ideas, games and projects. They cover a full range of topics, including quick quizzes, insights into athlete nutrition, and simple recipes to help young people experiment with flavour and different ways of preparing healthy dishes.

Plus, bring some Christmas spirit to your sessions with our Kevin the Carrot themed Christmas resources:

A festive assignement - Age 5-11
Kevin the Carrot is back and this year he has a special assignment: to spread the Christmas spirit and ensure that everyone has an accessible, healthy and happy festive season!

Kevin’s Christmas Challenges 2023 - Age 5–11
Choose from over 20 bitesize activities, exploring food and sport.

A Christmas Campaign - Age 11–14
How does a Christmas advert get made? Look behind the scenes at Aldi’s latest Christmas advert, and inspire young people make their own campaign.

Remember to share your work as a showcase on the community page or share a photo on social media, tagging @AldiUK, @TeamGB and @ParalympicsGB and using #GetSetEatFresh by 29 December for the chance to win an exclusive limited-edition Kevin the Carrot soft toy!

View the full giveaway terms and conditions.

If you have any questions about the programme or resources then please contact us and a member of our team will be happy to help! 

Student Resources

HAF Facilitator Guide

An overview of materials curated for HAF Facilitators and how to use them.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Understand how to use Get Set to Eat Fresh resources

Recommended age group: 5–14

Design a Meal Competition Presentation

Use this presentation to introduce the competition and inspire students to create their meal.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Healthy eating, meal planning, design

Recommended age group: 5–14

Design a meal Entry sheet

Entry sheet for the Design a Meal competition.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Healthy eating, meal planning, design

Recommended age group: 5–14

Games Time Menu presentation (5–7)

Explore taste, health and costs of food at the Games.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Nutrition, tastes, costs, sustainability, meal planning

Recommended age group: 5–7

Games Time Menu presentation (7–11)

Explore taste, health and costs of food at the Games.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Nutrition, tastes, costs, sustainability, meal planning

Recommended age group: 7–11

Games Time Menu presentation (11–14)

Explore taste, health and costs of food at the Games.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Nutrition, tastes, costs, sustainability, careers, meal planning

Recommended age group: 11–14

Shop with Success Presentation

Learn about budgeting, simple recipes, food waste and build the skills to Shop with Success.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: budgeting, food choices, food waste, simple recipes, healthy eating

Recommended age group: 5–11

Advanced Shop with Success Presentation

Explore budgeting, what influences the food we buy, and create a meal for a Team GB or ParalympicsGB athlete.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: budgeting, food choices, food waste, simple recipes, healthy eating

Recommended age group: 11–14

Ingredient Match Activity Cards

Cut out then find the matching cards to complete your shopping list.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: simple recipes, healthy eating, budgeting

Recommended age group: 5–7

Supermarket Storm Activity Cards

Cut out and use the cards to play the Supermarket Storm game.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: simple recipes, healthy eating, budgeting

Recommended age group: 7–11

Advanced Supermarket Storm Activity Cards

Cut out and use the cards to play the Supermarket Storm game. Includes alternative food cards to expand the game.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: simple recipes, healthy eating, budgeting, food choices

Recommended age group: 11–14

Ingredient Estimator Activity Sheet

Challenge students to estimate the amount of common foods their family consumes each week.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: budgeting, food choices, food waste

Recommended age group: 5–14

Champion Shopping List Activity Sheet

Ask pupils to select foods to plan and cost a meal for a Team GB or ParalympicsGB athlete.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Ask pupils to select foods to plan and cost a meal for a Team GB athlete.

Recommended age group: 5–7

Champion Meal Planner Activity Sheet

Challenge students to plan and budget a meal for a Team GB or ParalympicsGB athlete. Includes word bank for support.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: simple recipes, healthy eating, budgeting

Recommended age group: 5–11

Advanced Champion Meal Planner Activity Sheet

Challenge students to plan and budget a well-balanced meal for a Team GB or ParalympicsGB athlete.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: simple recipes, healthy eating, budgeting

Recommended age group: 11–14

Country Match Activity Cards

Match the food, wildlife and common landscape feature to the correct country and play the Country Match game!

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: national dishes, geography - exploring the world

Recommended age group: 5–9

Colouring Plants Activity Sheet

Colour in these fruits and vegetables and answer the questions to find out more about how and where they grow.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: growing food, geography - hot and cold countries

Recommended age group: 5–7

Worlds of Food Presentation (7–9)

Explore the similarities and differences between national foods in hot, warm or cold countries and build your own simple...

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: national dishes, growing food, geography - climate

Recommended age group: 7–9

Key Vocabulary

Use this sheet to find definitions of key terms used in the Worlds of Food (7–9) presentation.

Resource type: Information sheet

Learning focus: national dishes, geography, vocabulary

Recommended age group: 7–9

Worlds of Food Presentation (9–11)

Explore how climate zones and landscape can affect staple foods around the world and create a national dish for a fictio...

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: national dishes, growing food, staple foods, geography - climate zones and the natural world

Recommended age group: 9–11

Where in the World Activity Cards (9–11)

Match national dishes to their continent with this hands-on version of the Where in the World activity from the Worlds o...

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: national dishes, cultures around the world

Recommended age group: 9–11

Worlds of Food Presentation (11–14)

Explore how climate zones and physical geography can affect staple foods around the world and create a national dish for...

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: national dishes, growing food, staple foods, geography - climate zones and the natural world

Recommended age group: 11–14

Where in the World Activity Cards (11–14)

Match national dishes to their continent with this hands-on version of the Where in the World activity from the Worlds o...

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: national dishes, cultures around the world

Recommended age group: 11–14

My Recipe for Resilience (5–7)

Explore everyday ups and downs and ask pupils to create their recipe for a good day!

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Resilience, recognising and managing feelings, mental wellbeing

Recommended age group: 5–7

My Recipe for Resilience (7–11)

Explore everyday ups and downs, Nile's tips for bouncing back and seven tools we can all use to build resilience.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Resilience, recognising and managing feelings, mental wellbeing

Recommended age group: 7–11

Resilient Together (11–14)

Explore managing change, Nile's resilience tools and how students can coach/support others to bounce back.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Resilience, recognising and managing feelings, mental wellbeing

Recommended age group: 11–14

Food Explorers (5–7)

Learn about the past, present and future of our food.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Nutrition - how food has changed and will evolve in the future

Recommended age group: 5–7

Food Trends (7–11)

Explore the past, present and future of our food.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Nutrition - how food has changed and will evolve in the future

Recommended age group: 7–11

Food Trends (11–14)

Learn about the past, present, and future of our food.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Nutrition - how food has changed and will evolve in the future

Recommended age group: 11–14

Skills Masterclass

This comprehensive presentation discusses what it means to master skills in life – whether sport or cooking. It provides...

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Life skills – tips for learning new skills; Cooking – developing knife skills

Recommended age group: 5–11

Olympic Cooking Skills Record

This A3 activity sheet lists can act as a either a pupil or class record of progress towards developing key cooking skil...

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Cooking - trying new skills; Life skills - developing independence

Recommended age group: 5–7

Advanced Olympic Cooking Skills Record

This A3 activity sheet lists can act as a either a student or class record of progress towards developing key cooking sk...

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Cooking - trying new skills; Life skills - developing independence

Recommended age group: 7–14

Potato Peel Waste

This cooking and maths activity explores the amount of waste created when peeling potatoes. Students compare the flavour...

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Maths – weighing, estimating; Cooking – food preparation, knife skills, reducing food waste

Recommended age group: 7–14

Fresh Food

This presentation explores the origins of healthy foods important to our diet. It introduces vegetables, fruits, cereals...

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Science - making observations, making scientific drawings

Recommended age group: 5–11

Browning Apples

This simple science investigation explores what it means to create a fair test. Pupils investigate what causes apples to...

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Science - conducting fair tests, exploring reversible and irreversible changes

Recommended age group: 7–11

Foaming and Fizzing

These simple scientific experiments work well as group activities. Students explore what causes mixtures to rise, compar...

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Science - estimating mass and volume

Recommended age group: 7–11

Thickening and Setting

This simple science investigation explores reversible and irreversible changes when heating food, such as eggs, and how ...

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Science - observing changes of state, understanding temporary and permanent changes

Recommended age group: 7–14

Eat Well with Team GB (5–7)

Learn more about nutrition and healthy eating with the help of Olympic athletes.

Resource type: Lesson plan

Learning focus: Nutrition - understanding the varying nutritional values of foods

Recommended age group: 5–7

3D Fruit and Vegetable Nets (5–7)

Colour them in and cut them out to make your own 3D fruit and vegetables.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Nutrition - understanding the varying nutritional values of foods

Recommended age group: 5–7

Eat Well with Team GB (7–11)

Learn more about nutrition and healthy eating with the help of Olympic athletes.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Cooking, nutrition - discover how food can support an active lifestyle

Recommended age group: 7–11

Nutritional Needs Information Sheet (7–14)

Nutrition - discover your own dietary needs

Resource type: Information sheet

Learning focus: Nutrition - discover your own dietary needs

Recommended age group: 7–14

Eat Well with Team GB (11–14)

Learn more about nutrition and healthy eating with the help of Olympic athletes.

Resource type: Lesson plan

Learning focus: Cooking, nutrition - discover how food can support an active lifestyle

Recommended age group: 11–14

Eat Well with Team GB Activity Sheets (11–14)

Learn more about healthy eating and nutrition with the help of Olympic athletes.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Cooking, nutrition - discover how food can support an active lifestyle

Recommended age group: 11–14

Homegrown Cooking Lesson Plan

Grow your ingredients and cook an athlete-inspired meal from scratch.

Resource type: Lesson plan

Learning focus: Biology - learning how crops are grown

Recommended age group: 7–14

Crop Production

Find out more about growing crops with the interview with Hammond Produce, an Aldi vegetable supplier.

Resource type: Information sheet

Learning focus: Biology - discovering how crops are grown

Recommended age group: 7–14

Grow your own food

Have a go at growing your own herbs with this information sheet.

Resource type: Information sheet

Learning focus: Biology - how to grow edible foods

Recommended age group: 7–14

Recipe Card

Explore food and cookery techniques by creating a recipe for an Olympic athlete.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Cooking - create a recipe

Recommended age group: 7–11

Advanced Recipe Card

Prepare for a cookery practical by completing a recipe card for each course of a Team GB inspired meal.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Cooking - create a recipe

Recommended age group: 11–14

Homegrown Cooking Menu

Students must describe and explain the dish they have chosen for their athlete.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Cooking - create a menu; English - describing

Recommended age group: 7–11

Homegrown Cooking Advanced Menu

Students must describe each of their three courses and explain how the dishes work together as a meal.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Cooking - create a menu; English - describing

Recommended age group: 11–14

Team GB Menu

Information sheet using a menu from a Team GB ball to help inspire students.

Resource type: Information sheet

Learning focus: Cooking - create a menu; English - describing

Recommended age group: 7–14

Team Kitchen Chart

Help students manage their cooking safely as a group.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Cooking - dividing tasks and health & safety

Recommended age group: 11–14

Let's Cook! KS1 Presentation

Learn about why we should learn to cook and create a poster to inspire everyone to get involved at home.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Cooking - trying new skills; Life skills - developing independence

Recommended age group: 5–7

Let's Cook! KS2 presentation

Learn about why we should learn to cook and create a campaign to inspire everyone to get involved at home.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Cooking - trying new skills; Life skills - developing independence

Recommended age group: 7–11

Let's Cook! KS3 Presentation

Learn about why everyone should learn to cook and create a campaign to inspire everyone to get involved at home.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Cooking - trying new skills; Life skills - developing independence

Recommended age group: 11–14

Countdown Calendar Challenges presentation

A cross-curricular activity bank exploring healthy lifestyles through Kevin's latest adventure.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Healthy eating, moving more, seasonal foods, taste, flavour and cooking.

Recommended age group: 5–11

Kevin and Family Colouring Sheet

Colour in and cut out Kevin and family, to hang on your tree.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Using colour, art and craft skills

Recommended age group: 5–11

Eat Fresh Talks presentation

A bank of 'big thinking' conversation starters with suggested delivery activities.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Healthy lifestyles and choices, oracy and discussion skills, critical thinking, valuing diversity

Recommended age group: 11–14

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Fully editable PowerPoint presentation with teacher's notes included in the Notes section.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Pupils learn why food and food packaging waste is harmful, and how they can make small changes to help.

Recommended age group: 5–11

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Advanced

Fully editable PowerPoint presentation with teacher's notes included in the Notes section.

Resource type: Presentation

Learning focus: Students learn how small changes in habits can add up to tremendous results.

Recommended age group: 11–14

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Activity Sheets

Students complete a Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Race, sign a pledge, and find out helpful facts about waste.

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Student discover more about the sustainable habits they already practise, and how they can still improve.

Recommended age group: 5–11

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Advanced Activity Sheets

Students conduct surveys and research and plan their Reduce, Reuse, Recycle campaign with these helpful activity sheets...

Resource type: Activity sheet

Learning focus: Students learn to complete independent research to support a social campaign.

Recommended age group: 11–14

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