Healthy eating and cooking on a budget

LEARNING OUTCOMES
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (Understanding, skills, knowledge to be learned)
(Standards of achievement against which outcomes will be measured)
The learner will be able to:
The learner has achieved this because (s)he can:
1. Understand the 'Balance of Good
Health'
1.1 List the five food groups
1.2 Give 3 examples of common foods in each of the food groups
1.3 State 3 benefits of healthy eating
1.4 State at least 3 health problems linked with a poor diet
2. Reflect on personal eating habits 2.1 Keep a food/mood diary for one week
2.2 Using the food/mood diary, identify 2 ways to make improvements in
own diet
3. Appreciate how to put healthy eating
recommendations into practice
3.1 Identify 4 ways to adapt meals to make them healthier
3.2 Identify 3 ways to make healthier choices when shopping
4. Understand the importance of cost in
planning a meal
4.1 Plan a nutritious menu given a limited budget 5. Prepare and cook nutritious meals 5.1 Produce at least 3 well prepared nutritious dishes
5.2 Weigh and measure ingredients accurately
5.3 Prepare a variety of raw ingredients
5.4 Use a variety of cooking methods e.g. boiling, steaming, grilling,
baking and microwaving
6. Apply the basic principles of food
hygiene and Health and Safety
6.1 Follow safe working practices e.g. wash up, clear away, store food
6.2 State 3 potential risks associated with poor food hygiene