Make a Meal at Home

The PAA 9 and Foods 10 classes have started thinking about a meal they would to prepare for their families. It looks like a lot of families are in for a very enjoyable meal.

Here are the intructions and the rubric.

Make a Meal at Home

Plan a dinner menu that includes a protein (meat or alternative), a salad and/or vegetable(s), and a carbohydrate (potato, rice or bread). The foods chosen should not be quick, convenience foods, but foods that are bought fresh and prepared. The assignment will be completed as a blog.

Part I - Preparation

You must select and copy three recipes of your choice. You can use the internet, my blog - leboldusfoods2.blogspot.com, cookbooks and/or family recipes to gather your recipes.  The list of ingredients and all of the directions are to be listed in the recipes submitted.  The three recipes must be initialled by Mrs. Gelowitz by the end of the period, Wednesday, November 16.  Save these recipes on your blog.

Part I total -                    /5

Part II – The Blog

When completing this assignment you can use video, photographs or the written word or a combination of all three.

1. The outline of the blog will be as follows:

Recipes	/5
Buy the groceries - check your home pantry and write the grocery list for the ingredients that are needed to complete the above menu. Explain the shopping trip for the ingredients.	/5
Summary of preparation - Discuss the steps that were necessary in preparing the food.	/5
Include in your blog - time needed to prepare meal: _____minutes time needed to serve the meal: _____minutes time needed to clean up after the meal: _____minutes total amount of time involved in planning, cooking and serving the meal: ______hrs. ____min.	/10
Table Setting - take a photo of the table setting used at the meal and give an explanation for your choice of setting.	/5
Equipment – list or photograph the equipment used to make your meal	/5

Using the Canada Food Guide, list the number of servings from each of the food groups that were served at the meal. Grains______, list foods ___________ Fruits and Vegetables ______, list foods _____________ Dairy _______, list foods ______________ Meat and Alternatives _______, list foods ____________ Fats/Other _________, list foods ________________	/10
Did your guests enjoy the meal prepared? What was their reaction to the meal?	/5
Write three paragraphs on how the meal (preparation and serving) went for you.  What went well?  What did not go so well?  What would you if change if you were to make this meal again?	/15
What was the most enjoyable part of the meal preparation?	/5
Part 2 total	/65

Parent Comment and Signature

You should ask one of their parents to comment on the meal preparation and service.  This portion of the assignment must be done on paper and returned to Mrs. Gelowitz on the due date.

Parent comment/signature -           /5

Grand total -                /75

The assignment is due Tuesday, December 20.  Late marks will be applied as described in the course outline.

*** Note***

This assignment is worth 5% of your final mark.