Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Antioxidants, Cross Contamination and Your Meal!

Hello folks!

Go here for a list of antioxidants:

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/20-common-foods-most-antioxidants


Go here for a guide on cross contamination:

http://www.restaurant.org/Manage-My-Restaurant/Food-Nutrition/Food-Safety/Five-tips-to-keep-cross-contamination-from-causing

TODAY!

Please turn in your "Meal Plan" for preparing and presenting your meal to your family.  You will need to do the following to get full points with the meal:

  • Include an antioxidant of some sort.
  • Make sure you don't "cross-contaminate"
  • Include a variety of food groups
  • Pay attention to the amount and type of fats
  • Pay attention to the nutrient content
    • Follow these guidelines on your actual day of cooking. 
  • If you're cooking pasta's and veggies, make sure to NOT over cook them as they will start to lose nutrient content.
  • "PRESENT" your meal.  Does it look appetizing?  Did you just throw it on the plate?
  • Did you prepare to cook and clean up and sanitize afterward?
  • You must take a photo (or video) of your meal.
  • Parents MUST fill out the scoring guide below.  :)

Scoring Guide

Scoring Guide: Nutrition Assignment

Preparation:  Was the food handled correctly?  No cross contamination…surfaces clean and prepared?   Did they communicate to you what they were doing?  Did they do all the prep by themselves or did you have to help?  (It’s okay, but we are asking kids to do this themselves with as little “physical” help from you as possible.

5          4          3          2          1                      _______________


Cooking:   Did your child cook/prepare the food to your specifications?   Was it cooked the way you like it?  Was it brought to an appropriate temperature to kill any bacteria that might be present?  Did they appear to be organized in their efforts?

5          4          3          2          1                      _______________


Presentation:   Was the meal appealing?  Was it presented in an organized fashion or just thrown on the plate?  Was the table set in an appropriate manner?

5          4          3          2          1                      ________________

Taste:  Was the meal tasty?  Did they work to make it appetizing?  Did you personally enjoy it?  Did your family members enjoy it and feel that it was a meal they would like to have again?

5          4          3          2          1                      ________________

Nutritional Assessment:  Did your child include the basic five food groups?  Did you feel that it was a nutritious meal?   Did you feel your meal was “calorically responsible”?    Did you happen to notice that they included foods that act as “antioxidants”?

5          4          3          2          1                      ________________


Total Score                                                     ________________  25 points possible

***Please make sure your child (or you) takes photos as they are part of the process of the assessment.

Signature:   _________________________________________  Date:  __________________

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Fad Diets

Fad Diets.   They come and go and we LOVE them.  BUT…do they work?  I want you to research three of them.   Then choose one to report back to a neighbor about it.   Did it work?  What are the drawbacks?  Does this diet even make sense?   Is it based on science?  Does the FDA require proof that a diet works?  

This is interesting stuff!   We are doing this to set up a group project where you "sell your diet".   You will have to have some knowledge of previous diets and you'll need to check out what the FDA says about fad diets and making claims.


Go to the link below:  This is a list of fad diets.   A TON of them.

http://www.webmd.com/diet/evaluate-latest-diets


You can also go here:

http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm281333.htm

This is the FDA site that will give you some information about certain diets and claims that folks make.

Your job today is just to research for 15 minutes, write (or copy and paste) about three diets and what you think and then share with a neighbor.   We will then share to the class.