UPDATE: Watch us on Blue Peter (available on iPlayer until 6th November)
Working alongside our own Zoo Nutritionist Andrea Fidgett, Helen discovered what goes into selecting the best possible diets for each of the zoo’s 7,000 animals.
She also prepared meals for four special ‘dinner guests’ – Eliza the great Indian hornbill, Flora the Komodo dragon, Sid the Visayan warty pig and Lushui the red panda.