my plate final assignment due may 29, 2012 creative foods
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My Plate Final Assignment
DUE May 29, 2012Creative Foods
Final Assignment
• Make a nutritious meal that contains all of the food groups and resembles the new My-Plate Icon
• Must include– Recipe and step by step directions– Step by step and final product picture– 7 paragraph essay on the nutritional benefits
of each food on the plate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEFmSk08LIE
Food Groups
• Grains
• Vegetable
• Fruits
• Dairy
• Protein
Example
Example
Chili
• 1lb lean ground beef• 1 (15oz) can black beans• 1 (15oz) can pink beans• 1(10oz) can chipotles with adobo sauce• 1 (12oz) can roasted tomatoes
Directions: Place ground beef, beans, chipotles, and tomatoes in a crock pot on low heat for 6-8 hours. *Serve with 1 serving (14 chips) of whole grain tortilla chips
Fruits and Veggies
• Strawberries– ½ cup per person– Directions: cut into bite size pieces
• Carrots– ½ cup per person– Directions: Cut into matchsticks
• Celery– ½ cup per person– Directions: Cut into matchsticks
Essay
• 7 paragraph essay on the nutritional content of your meal.
• Briefly describe the nutritional importance of each menu item.
Paragraph 2
Chili
– Protein Choose only 1
– Lycopene in tomatoes topic to discuss
– Capsaicin in chipotles
Veggies – Paragraph 3
• Carrots– Vitamin A (Beta-Carotene)
• Celery– Vitamin C– Potassium – Folate
All contain fiber
Fruit – paragraph 4
• Strawberries – Vitamin C– Anthocyanins
Bread and Grain – paragraph 5
• Whole grain Corn Chips
– Carbohydrate– Thiamin – Niacin
Dairy – paragraph 6
MilkCalciumVitamin DRiboflavinProtein
Essay Example
• Introduction paragraph – Describe why you chose the meal and recipes you
made.
• 2nd-6th paragraph choose one nutrient that is found in your meal for each food group, cannot repeat information.
• Last paragraph– Describe the results, the taste, texture, and
appearance of the meal. Would you make it again?
• No plagiarism
Rubric• Pictures (15pts) Minimum of three pictures
– Step by step procedure – Final product
• Recipes (10pts)• Essay
– Introduction (5pt)– Paragraph 2 (10pts) Nutrient is properly identified– Paragraph 3 (10pts) and explained for paragraph 2-6– Paragraph 4 (10pts)– Paragraph 5 (10pts)– Paragraph 6 (10pts)– Conclusion (5pts)– Peer/parent evaluation (10pts)
• Works Cited/Resources (5pts)100 Total Points
Upload Final Project to Google Docs
• Go to Moodle• http://moodle.eastpennsd.org/login/index.php• Log in• Go to Google Docs on the left hand side and
click on it• Compose your essay in the word document.• Pictures and recipe can be done in PowerPoint
or the document• When completed select the share button on the
right hand side and share with [email protected]
Resources
• http://nutritiondata.self.com/
• http://www.nutrition.gov
• www.choosemyplate.gov
• http://www.webmd.com/diet/default.htm
• http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1