Trimester 1

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Lesson 4 - Food choices & Assignment

What Influences your food choices?

Come up with 10 different examples of things that influence what you eat

Anne frappe video 'food myth busters'- how food companies target our kids


Trimester 1 Assignment

Find a meal/snack that you eat regularly and you believe could be made healthier.
The recipe must have at least 3 different ingredients.
Adapt the ingredients of the recipe to increase its nutritional value.
Copy the adapted recipe into your blog being sure to cite your source
Cook / make the recipe 
Take 5 photos to evidence the cooking and preparation process - It must have you in the pictures
Bring your home-made snack to class to share with your classmates.
State what adaptations you made to make the snack healthier.



Here are some suggested recipes from Jamie Oliver.
http://www.oprah.com/food/Jamie-Olivers-Food-Revolution-Recipes

Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

Preparation time: 15 Minutes (Let it sit for 1 Hour to firm)
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 24

Ingredients
2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cup buttermilk
2 large egg, beaten lightly
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
Canola Oil
1/2 cup applesauce
2 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries



Directions
  1. In a large bowl, combine oats and buttermilk and let stand 1 hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°F. and butter twelve ½-cup muffin tins.
  3. Add egg, sugar, canola oil and applesauce to oat mixture, stirring until just combined.
  4. Into another large bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda and add to oat mixture, stirring until just combined. Fold in blueberries.
  5. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin tins. Bake muffins in middle of oven until golden and a tester comes out clean, about 20 minutes.