Last term, we studied F&N, which stands for 'Food and Nutrition'. It teaches us to eat healthtily and we can even get to cook in the kitchen in school. Our teachers taught us the importance of eating healthily. When considering what to eat, we can use the information from the food pyramid.

At the base of the food pyramid, is the'Rice and alternatives' section. Some examples of the kind of food there are bread, rice, pasta and many more. We are encouraged to eat more food from here as they are the best energy-giving food.
There is also the fruits and vegetables section. These are also very important as they are essential for our body as they contain vitamins and minerals. Brightly coloured fruits and vegetables is high in pyhtochemicals.

Thirdly, the meat and alternatives section is also very important as they are high in proteins.
For vegetarians, they can choose to eat soya products as they are alternatives to meat.

Lastly, at the top of the pyramid is the fats, sugar and salt portion. For this portion, we are encouraged to eat as little of this as possible as they are not healthy.

We also cooked many types of food like pasta, pizza, pudding and chocolate milk.
I learned that it is not easy to be able to cook delicious food, but with perseverance, nothing is impossible. Looking at people cooking may be easy, but when I try it myself, it is actually very hard, and I nearly made a mess of everything. But I enjoyed the practical lessons even though it requires a lot of skill.

For our practical exam, we have to come up with a creative bread product for teenagers. Before we can cook anything, we had to do some coursework, which will benefit us in the future. I used chocolate sauce, peanut butter and jam to spread onto the bread. I also put strawberries onto it. To make it look more appetizing, i used a cookie cutter to cut it into shapes.

In addition to the F&N lessons, I joined a salad making competition with my friends organized by Lam Soon CC Woman's Executive committee. We faced many strong competitors there. Although we didn't succeed in winning this competition, it is still a very meaningful experience as we had achieved more skills.

In conclusion, i really enjoyed the F&N lessons, and I look forward to them again! :)