Compare the food Columbus ate with the food eaten by astronauts . Taste Test Discuss with the children different tastes. Talk about the tastes sweet, salty and sour or bitter. Think of other adjectives that describe how food tastes, e.g. floury, savoury, crunchy. Record the children's adjectives on a chart.
Children write sentences about food they like and dislike, using adjectives from the chart.
Record the names of snack foods on a chart. Children vote for their favourite. Graph the results. Find out about the history of snack foods here . Share information with the class.