1. You will work in groups of three. Each group member will have a specific job. Here are the jobs and their descriptions:
One member will be the RESEARCH MANAGER. Click here for the Research Manager's job description.
One member will be the DOCUMENT MANAGER. Click here for the Document Manager's job description.
One member will be the EVALUATION MANAGER. Click here for the Evaluation Manager's job description.
2. You and your partners need to research healthy foods. Click on My Pyramid, and print off page 2 of the food pyramid to keep as a reference. Make a list of some desserts you like. Use the food pyramid and think about whether those desserts are healthy or unhealthy.
3. Next you'll need to view some recipe websites and research desserts. The list of websites are located here, and you can use them to search recipes and determine the nutritional information. Your dessert should be no more than 200 calories and 10 grams of fat per serving. When choosing a recipe, two important factors to think about are:
4. Your group will choose the recipe that you will be able to help prepare. Make a list of the ingredients necessary for the recipe and divide the list evenly among your group mates. You will need to bring the ingredients for your recipe on a date specified by your teacher. You'll need to figure out how much each recipe makes and be sure you have enough for everyone in your class to try a taste of your dessert.
5. In your groups you will print off your recipe. Your teacher will help you in getting whatever cooking equipment is needed to make the recipe. If necessary, the school cooks will cook your food for you. Take a picture of the final product--your dessert!
6. Print out this evaluation sheet. There are three evaluation forms on each sheet, one for each person in your group, which you will cut apart. You'll need to print one sheet for each recipe your group will be tasting. You will sample every group's recipe. After you have completed the evaluations, you will give them to the appropriate group so that all groups may calculate their dessert's average rating.
7. Your group will create a Word document that will include your recipe, a picture of the finished dessert, a short review of the dessert, the calorie & fat content of the dessert, and the average class rating of the dessert. Click here for the document template.
8. Now you will each write a letter to the school cooks. You will try to persuade them to use your class dessert cookbook to create healthy, tasty treats for the students at your school! You'll want to be sure to include the five parts of a friendly letter, and do your best to convince the cooks. Click here for the scoring guide for your letter.
One member will be the RESEARCH MANAGER. Click here for the Research Manager's job description.
One member will be the DOCUMENT MANAGER. Click here for the Document Manager's job description.
One member will be the EVALUATION MANAGER. Click here for the Evaluation Manager's job description.
2. You and your partners need to research healthy foods. Click on My Pyramid, and print off page 2 of the food pyramid to keep as a reference. Make a list of some desserts you like. Use the food pyramid and think about whether those desserts are healthy or unhealthy.
3. Next you'll need to view some recipe websites and research desserts. The list of websites are located here, and you can use them to search recipes and determine the nutritional information. Your dessert should be no more than 200 calories and 10 grams of fat per serving. When choosing a recipe, two important factors to think about are:
- Can you find and bring all the supplies for the recipe? A recipe that calls for whole wheat pastry flour is probably not a good recipe to use for this project, because that's an ingredient that most people do not keep in their house.
- Are the steps easy enough that you can make this recipe? Do you know how to make a meringue? If you don't and the recipe calls for that, it may be too difficult.
4. Your group will choose the recipe that you will be able to help prepare. Make a list of the ingredients necessary for the recipe and divide the list evenly among your group mates. You will need to bring the ingredients for your recipe on a date specified by your teacher. You'll need to figure out how much each recipe makes and be sure you have enough for everyone in your class to try a taste of your dessert.
5. In your groups you will print off your recipe. Your teacher will help you in getting whatever cooking equipment is needed to make the recipe. If necessary, the school cooks will cook your food for you. Take a picture of the final product--your dessert!
6. Print out this evaluation sheet. There are three evaluation forms on each sheet, one for each person in your group, which you will cut apart. You'll need to print one sheet for each recipe your group will be tasting. You will sample every group's recipe. After you have completed the evaluations, you will give them to the appropriate group so that all groups may calculate their dessert's average rating.
7. Your group will create a Word document that will include your recipe, a picture of the finished dessert, a short review of the dessert, the calorie & fat content of the dessert, and the average class rating of the dessert. Click here for the document template.
8. Now you will each write a letter to the school cooks. You will try to persuade them to use your class dessert cookbook to create healthy, tasty treats for the students at your school! You'll want to be sure to include the five parts of a friendly letter, and do your best to convince the cooks. Click here for the scoring guide for your letter.