This food unit will allow students to grasp basic preparation s and cooking skills such as: - Measuring - Taste testing - Food preparation - Basic knife skills - Safe use of the hob and oven Whilst learning these key skills students will cook a range of savoury and sweet dishes from soup to scones.
Adaption of a recipe - students should take a recipe we have already completed and adapt it, this this will be soup or scones.
Healthy, balanced diet
a diet that contains the correct proportions of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water necessary for good health, to grow properly, be active and maintain a healthy body.
Diet
the food that you eat every day. There are also special diets (e.g a low-fat diet, a calorie-controlled diet, a vegetarian diet).
Life stages
Phases of development that people go through during their life, such as infancy (babyhood), childhood, adolescence (teenagers), adulthood and the elderly.
Kilocalorie (kcal)/kilojoule (k
units used to measure energy
Energy dense
a food that contains lots of fats and/or carbohydrate and has a high energy value
Modify
change something in a recipe e.g. an ingredient or cooking method to make it more suitable for current guidelines for a healthy diet
Malnutrition
having a diet that is not balanced
Heat transfer
the way in which heat energy is passed into food
Conduction
transferring heat through a solid object into food
Convection
transferring heat through a liquid or air into food
Radiation
transferring heat by infra-red waves that heat up what they come in to contact with
High-risk foods
foods that are more likely to cause food poisoning than others
Sensory qualities
characteristics of a food that give it a particular appearance. Flavour texture, ‘mouthfeel’ (what it feels like, not what it tastes like, when you put it in your mouth) aroma (smell) and sound (some foods are crunchy, crispy or crackly and make a sound
Develop the individual:
Healthy eating and nutrition is important for individual well-being and eating a healthy balanced diet. Students learn key life skills needed to prepare and cook healthy meals.
Create a supportive community:
Students will work together in some aspects of practical tasks and will share kitchen space. They will support each other when cooking and work together in cleaning up and organising their work area.