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Meal Planning

Meal Planning. Meal Planning. Meal: grouping of food often served or eaten at regular times of the day Meal Pattern: list of general groups of foods used to guide for a specific menu Menu: group of food planned for a particular meal, restaurant etc. Meal Appeal:

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Meal Planning

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  1. Meal Planning

  2. Meal Planning • Meal: • grouping of food often served or eaten at regular times of the day • Meal Pattern: • list of general groups of foods used to guide for a specific menu • Menu: • group of food planned for a particular meal, restaurant etc.

  3. Meal Appeal: • combination of appearance, flavour, texture, temperature etc. • Meal Planning: • management of resources (money, food, time) to create meals that appeal to and are good for those eating them.

  4. Meal Patterns

  5. Why do we want to share meals in families? • Communication • Share events, memories • company

  6. Factors to consider… • Schedules • Likes & dislikes • Allergies • Stages – e.g. childhood vs. teens • Special diets – e.g. vegetarian • Activity levels • Religious/dietary laws

  7. Principles • 1. Try to have foods from all four food groups in each meal

  8. 2. Each day you should meet Canada’s Food Gide:

  9. 3. Meals should be attractive: consider… • Colour • Flavour & aroma • Texture • Shape & size • temperature

  10. 4. Cost: • Try to use foods in season E.g. • What are some early summer foods? • What about late summer foods? • Fall?

  11. 5. Consider Cooking Ability

  12. 6. Consider time available

  13. 7. Consider cooking method • E.g. oven, BBQ

  14. How to Time a Meal.

  15. Decide on times the meal is to be served • E.g. Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner • Write out the menu • Appetizers? Main course? Beverages? • Write out the cooking time for each food

  16. Make up a timetable for the meal • Food/preparation time/cooking time/total time • E.g. groceries, slicing/cutting, cooking • Make up a work schedule • List work in the order in which it is to be done • Begin with the foods that take the longest • Set the table first, if possible

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