Objective: Create a small recipe book containing 5 recipes. The recipes need to be healthy and be a good source of at least 2 vitamins, minerals or other nutrients that are important for health such as omega 3 fatty acids or fiber. You do not need to create your own recipe but if you use one from a cookbook or magazine, make sure to note the source.
- At least two of your recipes must be an entrée or main course. Other ideas are healthy baked items, vegetable sides and salads, casseroles, etc.
- Identify at least 2 essential nutrients that your recipe is a good source of or that you are trying to highlight. You could be trying to highlight vitamin D and Calcium for bone health or folate and iron for a healthy pregnancy or B12 and iron because you are a practicing vegan and they can be hard to get from plant foods.
- Analyze each recipe through the Cronometer Website. Create an account, then click the Food tab at the top of the page. Click on Custom Recipe.
a. Choose American 2016 label style by clicking on the bar at the top of the label
b. Name your recipe
c. Select a category
d. Select a tag
e. Enter instructions for cooking in notes
f. Select the number of servings per recipe – if you are using your own recipe, figure out how many servings it would feed.
g. Enter ingredients
h. Make sure to save changes (top of the page) when you are done. - Print your recipe analysis – to the right of the save changes button – click on the gear and click on display for printing.
- For each recipe, please answer the following questions:
a. Why was this recipe chosen (history, culture, need)? Make sure to note the source of your recipe if you did not create it.
b. Please discuss how the recipe stands up to our current dietary recommendations? You will need to review the dietary guidelines 2015 document to answer this question. https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/
c. What are the pros and cons of your recipe? Is it high in fiber but also high in saturated fat?
d. How does your recipe fit into a daily diet? Could it be eaten as a complete meal? Does it need a side dish to provide nutrients it is lacking? Is more of a snack? Is it a dessert item to be eaten sparingly? Does it have a balance of macro-nutrients?
e. What are the 2 nutrients that you wanted to feature for this recipe? Why did you pick those nutrients? (see examples above). Highlight your two nutrients (you can have more) on your printed nutrition facts report.
f. Does your recipe fit into a particular way of eating? (vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian, paleo, Keto, Mediterranean, budget, etc.) It can fit into more than one category.
g. What is the approximate cost of making your entire recipe? Would this fit into a student budget or someone on a fixed income?
h. What is the ease of making this recipe? On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being super simple to 10 being rather technical, rate your recipe.
- Lastly, you need to make your recipe and take a picture to submit with your project.
Presentation:
- Create a cover for your recipe book with your name on it.
- Each recipe should have two pages.
a. One that has the picture of the recipe and the answers to the questions.
b. The second that is the printout report of the nutrition information, ingredients and directions for cooking.
Example of Cronometer for Book Review or Food Guide Design
Sample Solution
