Friday, 24 October 2014

Year 11 Coursework 2 questions


Look at the marking scheme and make a spider diagram for each of the questions to help you decide what question is best for you
This will form part of your evidence for research in your controlled assessment

Task 2 - (40%)
Candidates will choose one from the following bank of tasks. All tasks must cater for two covers.
1.     The local hotel in your area is holding an international week. As the trainee chef you have been invited to take part and have been asked to prepare a two-course meal from a country of your choice.

2.     Celebrity chefs have been promoting the importance of a healthy diet. As a school/college caterer you have been asked to produce and serve a two- course meal that would encourage healthy eating in the school/college restaurant.

3.     You have been selected to represent your school/college in the 'Young Chef of the Year' competition. You have been asked to plan, prepare and serve a two course meal for two covers suitable for customers with a specific dietary need.

(You must clearly indicate and justify the specific dietary need you intend to cater for.)

Monday, 20 October 2014

Year 10 - vitamin table

Vitamin A

Eggs, oily fish,
Dark green and yellow vegetables
See well at night
Healthy mucous  membrane eg – in the nose

B vitamins
Milk, eggs, meat, whole grain breakfast cereal e.g wheat a bix.

Helps get the energy from carbohydrate
B12
Meat, liver, fish
It is not found in vegetables so vegans may need to take supliments
Needed to make red blood cells –
Folic acid
Green leafy vegetables. Liver , kidney
Wholegrain, milk
Needed for the blood and using proteins in the body
Vitamin C
Citrus fruit, blackcurrants, green vegetables
To make connective tissue so is needed  good skin
 It is an Antioxidant
Needed to absorb iron

Vitamin D
Oily fish, it is added to margarines
Your body makes it but only when your skin is in sunlight
Bone building, needed to absorb calcium

Vitamin E
Vegetable oils, nuts, eggs, butter, margarine
Keeps cholesterol in the blood low. Protects other vitamins
Antioxidant
Calcium

Milk and milk products, bones of tinned fish like sardines.

Works with vitamin D for strong bones and teeth.
Helps the blood to clot

Iron
Liver, meat, pulses ,oats, dried fruit, green vegetables
Healthy red blood cells

                                                                   

Year 10 homework- special diets - hand in 4th November

SPECIAL DIETS year 10
 Everyone should eat a healthy balanced diet. Some groups of people require special diets .Use the information in the food and nutrition book to summaries the diets below.
This information will guide you if you are asked to produce menu



Why does a person need the special diet – (this needs to be a detailed answer)

Diet requirements –( what they can and can’t eat and why)

Foods to avoid including the reason why

Diabetic diet

People with high blood pressure

People with high cholesterol

Weight reducing
Lacto vegetarian
Lacto ovum vegetarian
Vegan diet

Gluten free

Pescatarian

YEAR 10 NOTICE

YEAR 10 NOTICE

Due to the lack of homework being handed in by a large number of students,
The practical lesson on the 4th of November has been cancelled.
Instead there will be a double theory lesson and test on vitamins and minerals


Homework that is due in of the 4th November
·         1 week’s food diary
·         Posters on water and fibre in the diet
·         Learn the vitamin and mineral table
·         Research on special diet
·         Any other homework you have missed!!

All homework is available on the blog


Failure to hand all the homework in will result in a detention and a phone call home

Friday, 17 October 2014

Year 11 Ingredients for Practical on 23rd October


Year 11 Ingredients for Practical on 23rd October

Chicken Challenge 2 - see below 
or 
vegetarian option - stuffed vegetable challenge 
(which could also be wrapped in pastry if you would like)
vegetarian ideas -link
vegetarian ideas - link


You must make a chicken dish  with a sauce using a sauce recipes practiced in class  - 
BUT
The skill level must be more than in Challenge 1

Some examples of how to increase the skill level 

  • Stuff the chicken
  • Wrap it in pastry/ bacon
  • Add a vegetable
  • Add a carbohydrate
  • You are also allowed to cook thigh of chicken if you take the bone out and stuff it 
Don't  forget there are cook books in the food room


Year 11 Pictures from chicken practical are now on FROG