Practical Cooking

Can you feed yourself a nutritious meal on a budget? What are some healthy meals you could prepare for yourself when you move out of home? This course focuses on the basic food preparation skills and knowledge needed by a young person to enable them to become more independent and get ready for the real world.  Students will research and prepare a range of easy, nutritious, low cost meals and explore the versatility of common ingredients.  Students will investigate the economics of shopping and food preparation as a budget is a significant issue for young people.  The students will complete a GAT where they will have to design a meal from a budgeted menu.

Assessment

• Budgeted meal GAT
• Food Production & Safety & Hygiene
• Investigate & Evaluate