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.
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: __________________
