Meal at Home Project

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Meal at Home Project This project, done individually, requires you to plan, cost, shop, prepare, serve and clean up a meal to meet the needs of your own family. You and your parent(s)/guardian(s) are to evaluate the success of the meal planning and preparation process. In addition, certain items are to be submitted to me for evaluation. The project requires you to perform the following: Part 1 This section pertains to the planning of a meal that meets the needs of your particular family. Within this section, the following items are to be prepared: a) Menu – The menu must detail the exact meal that is prepared. Creativity must be used in preparing the menu (i.e. colour, fancy writing, food descriptions, etc.). b) Ingredient and Recipe List – This is a typed list of the exact food items, amounts required, and cooking instructions needed to prepare the meal. c) Cost List – This is a typed list of the food items, and their cost, purchased by you in order to make the meal. If certain ingredients do not have to be purchased, please state this. d) Reasons for Choosing the Meal – A typed report must be prepared (about one page in length, double-spaced) detailing your reasons for choosing the meal you prepared. The report must have a title page, and complete sentences and paragraphs must be used – point form is not allowed! Furthermore, spelling and grammar will be evaluated. When assessing the food needs of your family, consider the following: • Canada’s Food Guide - this will assist in determining the number of servings of each food group to include in your menu, as well as nutritional requirements for specific family members • family likes and dislikes • allergy concerns • vegetarian individuals • individuals on diets When assessing the budgetary needs of your particular family, consider the following: •
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