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EAST LONGMEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2006 - 2007 DISTRICT CURRICULUM GUIDES
Family and Consumer Science - Culinary Arts

Foods
 

Foods
Food and Nutrition
The learner will be able to apply nutrition concepts to daily living, use basic food preparation skills to prepare nutrition foods safely, follow basic recipes to ensure successful products, plan and purchase foods in a nutritionally and economically sound manner for self and family, select meal service options appropriate for various occasions, investigate food and nutrition career opportunities, and evaluate suitability of personal characteristics in relation to various careers.
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Foods Master East Longmeadow Public Schools
  
Food Preparation and Nutrition
The learner will be able to describe the role of food in growth, maintenance, and functioning of the body, perform the basic skills and techniques for food preparation, apply nutrition concepts to daily living, explore the employment opportunities related to food preparation and nutrition, apply the steps of the decision-making process in selecting and preparing food for good nutrition and health.
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Foods Master East Longmeadow Public Schools
  
Nutrition and Health
The learner will be able to assess personal eating habits, explain the importance of complex carbohydrates in the diet, differentiate between healthy and unhealthy levels of fat in a diet, explain the importance of protein in the human diet throughout the life cycle, weigh personal career opportunities in relation to a career in nutrition, identify and practice resource management skills needed to maintain and implore nutritional health.
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Foods Master East Longmeadow Public Schools
  
Culture and Foods
The learner will be able to explain how culture affects food choices, prepare a variety of foods that are typical of the different countries, appreciate a variety of family customs, traditions, and differences related to foods.
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Foods Master East Longmeadow Public Schools
  
Gourmet Food
The learner will be able to understand the factors that contribute to culinary excellence, prepare and present a variety of gourmet foods, use skills involved in a variety of related careers such as food photography, journalism, and styling, understand how to use specialized equipment.
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Foods Master East Longmeadow Public Schools
  
Commercial Food Program
The learner will be able to implement food service management functions in the Cafe East Coffee House, use effective communication skills, plan menu items based on standardized recipes to meet customer needs, demonstrate the concept of internal and external customer service.
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Foods Master East Longmeadow Public Schools
  
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