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MENU PLANNINGLearning Goals Expectations Activities7. Is able to plan a simplenutritious meal withsupervision.a. Name resources available for meal planning(e.g., cookbooks, recipes on food packaging,favorite family recipes, recipes in magazines,and suggestions from cooking shows/Internet,local supermarkets, and pre-packaged foods).b. Tell how individual dietary needs and culturalpreferences affect meal planning (e.g.,vegetarian, food allergies).c. Use a nutritional guide to plan a meal (e.g.food pyramid).d. Plan a nutritious meal.Life Skills Activities for Children, Simple Cooking: EasyMeals, p. 167-168.Life Skills Activities for Children, Nutrition, p. 189-190.Ready, Set, Fly! Menu Planning #2.Family Fun –http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/Kids Health, Recipes -http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/index.html.http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/recipes/index.html.My Meals, Meal Planning –http://www.my-meals.com/8. Is able to plan a week ofnutritious andeconomical meals withsupervision.9. Is able to plan a week ofnutritious andeconomical mealswithout supervision.a. Describe how culture affects planning a menufor one or for others.b. Use a nutritional guide to plan meals for aweek (e.g. food pyramid).c. Create a shopping list specifying the items andquantity for the 7 day menu.d. Calculate the cost of the 7 day menu.e. Compare the costs of cooking and eating out.f. Purchase food for the week within one’sbudget.g. Describe when and why one would ask forhelp in making meal plans.a. Use a nutritional guide to plan meals for aweek (e.g. food pyramid).b. Create a shopping list specifying the items andquantity for the 7 day menu.c. Calculate the cost of the 7 day menu.d. Make modifications to the menu to stay withina budget.e. Purchase food within one’s budget.I’m Getting Ready, It’s Your Choice… You’re the Chef! H-16, H-17.Making It on Your Own, Planning a Menu, p. 29.PAYA, Module 1, Money, Home, and Food Management, p.29-37; 146-151.Ready, Set, Fly! Menu Planning #2.Family Fun –http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/Kids Health, Recipes -http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/recipes/index.htmlMy Meals –http://www.my-meals.com/Making It on Your Own, Planning a Menu, p. 29.PAYA, Module 1, Food Management, p. 29-37.Ready, Set, Fly! Menu Planning #3.Kids Health –http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/recipes/index.html.My Meals –http://www.my-meals.com/Life Skills Guidebook 57©2004 by Casey Family Programs.