EATucation Supporters
Rallying behind EATucation are our supporters.
EATucation supports kaiako with ready-made, Te Whāriki-aligned food literacy lessons for ECE centres.
Our engaging 32-lesson program reflect the identity, language, and culture of your tamariki - helping them explore kai, connect with whānau, and build a lifelong positive relationship with food.
Rallying behind EATucation are our supporters.
We have the responsibility and the means to ensure every tamariki in Aotearoa grows up food literate.
Food literacy is a taonga, one that strengthens lifelong health, builds more resilient communities, and reduces our collective impact on Te Taiao. Yet, due to systemic disparities and changing societal norms, we’re seeing a decline in food literacy, with 30% of premature deaths linked to diet.
It takes just one generation to lose a taonga and three to reclaim it. EATucation exists to reverse this trend.
By increasing the time tamariki spend learning about food, we can create a future where every child is equipped to make informed choices, care for themselves and others, and thrive in a changing world. Research shows that regular, bite-sized lessons in food and environmental literacy, starting in early childhood - lead to better academic, behavioural, and health outcomes. The time to act is now. Together, we can nourish a food-literate nation.
Do you wish you could give your tamariki the gift of food literacy but can't find the time?
As food literacy declines, educators are under more pressure than ever - but the solution doesn’t have to add to your workload. EATucation provides ready-made, fully resourced, Te Whāriki-aligned activities that build tamariki food literacy through hands-on play and games.
It’s everything you need to teach food literacy with confidence and ease.
Would you like to connect food literacy to Te Whāriki?
Our flexible program connects food literacy to the strands and principles you already deliver, making it easy to integrate into the day. With a balanced mix of practical and theory-based activities, tamariki can engage with real-world learning while developing lifelong skills!
Our resources draw on the bioecological model and sociocultural theories to prioritise relational teaching strategies and games-based learning.
How about some te reo Māori, ngā tikanga o ngā kai, and whānau packs to sweeten the deal?
Every centre that joins EATucation receives full access to our entire resource suite, including te reo Māori activities and ngā tikanga o ngā kai, to honour and reflect the diverse identities of our ākonga.
To extend learning beyond the classroom, EATucation includes take-home whānau packs that support tamariki to share their knowledge with whānau and put food literacy into practice at home.
At EATucation, we don’t charge per unit, your subscription gives your whole centre access to everything!
Food literacy is a challenge we can meet - together. With the right tools and support, every kaiako can confidently deliver this essential learning, and every tamariki can grow up to become a food literate leader in their community.
We know that regular bite-size pieces of food education make the biggest impact! That's why our program is centre-wide.
Subscriptions align with the school year;
centres joining mid-year can sign up at a pro-rata rate:
Term 3 start – 50% of the annual fee
Term 4 start – sign up for 2026 and get Term 4 for free!
Each ready-made unit contains between 6 and 9 lessons and is flexible and adaptable!
We believe in the power of food education to transform lives right from the start! ECE kaiako know this better than anyone, which is why we have created our resources to support kaiako in the invaluable contribution they make to learners’ lives.
We all know kids can be tough customers! EATucation’s ready-made resources support tamariki to grow their appreciation of various foods, which helps whānau & kaiako to ensure tamariki understand the value of (and are excited to eat!) the balanced diet they need to succeed in learning & life.
Pack a Picnic
In this unit, tamariki explore all the fun learning involved in packing a picnic! This learning also explores what might be packed in a lunchbox or when we are eating on the move!
Food and Friends
In this unit, tamariki discover all the ways food connects us to one another! We dive into the cultural connections of food and how food makes us feel!
Stay Safe Cooks
In this unit, tamariki learn how to stay safe in the whare kai! From what's hot and not, to what's safe or sharp mokopuna will learn how to be cautious, curious, and creative!
Food Facts
In this unit, tamariki will unpack a wide world of food facts! From the fun to the fantastic, this unit covers a range of basics and ensures all mokopuna have grounding knowledge of what happens from the field to the whare kai!
Matariki Magic
In this unit, tamariki will explore the magic of matariki, from how to build a traditional hāngī to what Matariki represents and how it connects us!
Further 2026 Units TBC - Watch this space!
Every staff member in your centre! We have units that any teacher in any centre can use, each connecting food to a different curriculum area, and each lesson has Structured Literacy & Numeracy connections! We give every teacher access because our goal is simple: to give teachers ready-made resources that support them to increase the amount of food education taught at all levels of education!
To turn the tide on our declining food literacy rates, we need to connect food to the topics we teach each day! That’s why our program is curriculum-wide and centre-wide! To support this, we sign up whole ECE centres and give your staff everything they need to bring food literacy to life each day!
We have a range of options here!
Absolutely! At EATucation, we believe that cooking is a universal language that embraces diversity. We aspire to empower all neurodivergent learners by helping them find their unique recipe for success!
All our resources are compatible with text-to-speech tools and can be read aloud to students. We also use neurodivergent-friendly fonts and have supportive word and page spacing and formatting to support reading and ākonga accessibility.
Nope! Our units are flexible and are suitable for any centre setting! Each has a mix of theoretical and practical lessons, so no matter what equipment or food budget you have, you can use our program.
Founded by Matt Robinson, a Michelin-trained chef 👨🏻🍳 who fuelled his passion for food cooking internationally before returning to Aotearoa to re-train as a teacher, spending the next seven years in the classroom.
Following this, he launched EATucation to spread his love of Food Education nationwide.
Matt believes creating the change we want to see in the world begins with ensuring the future of tomorrow is cared for and considered today.
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