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Final Assignment
• Your Mission: 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 to prepare
each portion of your meal– At least 3 pictures (process & final product)– 7 paragraph essay detailing a nutritional
benefit found in each food on the plate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEFmSk08LIE
Food Groups
• Grains
• Vegetable
• Fruits
• Dairy
• Protein
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 in a brief paragraph.
• Example: Chili – Protein Choose only
1– Lycopene in tomatoes topic to discuss
– Capsaicin in chipotles
Fruits and Veggies
• Strawberries – Vitamin C– Anthocyanins
• Carrots– Vitamin A (Beta-Carotene)
• Celery– Vitamin C– Potassium – Folate
All contain fiber
Chips and Dairy
• Whole grain Corn Chips– Carbohydrate– Thiamin – Niacin
• Milk– Calcium– Vitamin D– Riboflavin– Protein
Essay Layout Example• Introduction paragraph
– Describe why you chose this meal• 2nd paragraph: describe benefits of a nutrient found in your grain• 3rd paragraph: describe benefits of a nutrient found in your fruit• 4th paragraph: describe benefits of a nutrient found in your veg• 5th paragraph: describe benefits of a nutrient found in your dairy• 6th paragraph: describe benefits of a nutrient found in your protein• Last paragraph
– Describe the results, the taste, texture, and appearance of the meal. Would you make it again?
***No plagiarism… or else!!!***
Final Project 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
Resources
• http://nutritiondata.self.com/
• http://www.nutrition.gov
• www.mypyramid.gov
• http://www.webmd.com/diet/default.htm
• http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1
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]