P4 thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Tesco yesterday!

We had the opportunity to take part in a variety of fun and interesting tasks. We had a shopping challenge where we had to find four grocery items, all of which had to be either Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance products. We also had to make sure we stuck to our budget of £10, so we had to do some sums along the way! At the end of this task each of us had the chance to use the checkout and make sure our totals were under £10. Using the checkout was a lot of fun!

We also had a guided tour of the bakery. Ally was very funny and he showed us all the machines, equipment and ingredients used to make bread, rolls, pancakes and lots of other delicious treats. We even got to make our own rolls, and we loved rolling them into long sausage shapes before they were baked.

We had a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of Tesco too, where we got to see where the lorries deliver the products and we even got the chance to step into the giant freezer and fridge! Most of the class enjoyed the freezer most because the temperature was -20 degrees!

We also enjoyed the food tasting task, where we had the chance to identify and taste a variety of foods, from smoked salmon, to cheeses and meat.

At the end of the visit we were set a challenge to identify fruits and vegetables and the country they came from. To finish off we tasted lots of different fruits. The lemons made us pull some rather strange faces! We all left with a goodie bag and we were thrilled in the afternoon when the bakery manager dropped off all our rolls that we had made.

Everyone had a great time at Tesco, thanks to all staff involved!