Fantastic Food Summer Camp Overview
Class Outline
Monday
Introduction
- Class structure and outline of weeks objectives
- Class expectations
- Student survey
- Kitchen Safety Review and Contract
- Kitchen and Food Safety
- Kitchen Hygiene
- Kitchen Rules
- How to Behave in the Kitchen
- How to Handle Knives
- How to Handle Stoves
- How to Handle Blenders
Lesson Plans - Eating Powerful Foods and Tasting the Rainbow
Students learn what makes powerful foods and that eating a rainbow of foods is the best way to stay healthy. (Phytochemicals, fiber, vitamin, and minerals are discussed as well as ways to incorporate more rainbow colors in everyday meals!
Students learn what makes powerful foods and that eating a rainbow of foods is the best way to stay healthy. (Phytochemicals, fiber, vitamin, and minerals are discussed as well as ways to incorporate more rainbow colors in everyday meals!
Cooking Lesson Activities
- bean and veggie enchiladas
- carrot slaw
Looking Ahead at the Rest of the Week
- Discuss how each day will go and what they are to expect from and what is expected of them.
- We are working in teams and making two dishes per day. Each dish will help students better understand the daily lesson learned in class. Each lesson will increase in difficulty, and students will receive a certificate for each level they pass.
- Students will get their final certificates on Friday, and host a late lunch/ early dinner (Linner) at IQuest!
Tuesday
Review and Discussion
Reviews yesterday's lecture and lesson activity, as well as safety rules and expectations.
Lesson - Healthy Grocery Shopping
Eating healthy starts at the market! Students learn helpful tips used to plan and shop at the market. Tips like where to shop at the market and what ingredients to look out for are discussed in class. Students will also learn about melons, their varieties, and nutritional benefits.
Lesson Activities
- Cooking Activity - Chilled Melon Salad
- Cooking activity - Funny Face Pizza
Hand out Level 1 Certificates
Looking Ahead to Tomorrow
Discuss what we will learn and make in tomorrow’s class!
Wednesday
Review and Discussion
Reviews yesterday's lecture and lesson activity.
Lesson - Choosing Whole Grains
Students learn what three characteristics makes a whole grain (bran, endosperm, and germ all intact), refined grains (grains striped of their bran, endosperm, or germ), and enriched grains (refined grains that have had vitamins added back after processing), as well as what energy inducing health benefits whole grains offer(fiber, vitamins, phytochemicals). Students will make two recipes focusing on grains, as well as one grain recipe focusing on the health benefits of apples.
Cooking Lesson Activities
- Whole Grain Fruit Bars
- Apple crisp
Looking Ahead to Tomorrow
Discuss what we will learn and make in tomorrow’s class!
Thursday
Review and Discussion
Reviews yesterday's lecture and lesson activity.
Lesson - Powerful Proteins
Students learn about healthy proteins and healthy protein intake. Additional health benefits are received with plant-based proteins. What makes a healthy protein, the role proteins play in our bodies, and how to choose healthy proteins are discussed together in class and we make two delicious recipes focusing on a powerful protein food - beans!
Cooking Lesson Activities
- bean and chili mac
- southwestern bean salad
Friday
Review and Discussion
Reviews of all of the week’s lectures and lesson activities.
Last Lesson - Get Active
Last day of camp!!! We've discussed so much this week; now today is our final day. We'll discuss one last lesson, and get ready for our graduation ceremony and Linner Party! All week we've discussed health eating and how to incorporate healthy food into your daily routine. Our last lesson covers how to stay healthy by keeping active. We'll discuss how staying active reduces health risk like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. We'll also discuss how often we need to be active, what type of activities to stay fit with, and how being active can help us in our daily lives. The class will have three blender recipe demonstrations for healthy food on the go while being active. After the quick demonstrations, the class will break and begin to prep for our Graduation Linner Party!
Lesson Activities
- Cooking Activity - Banana Ice Cream
- Cooking Activity - Berry Smoothie
- Cooking Activity - Cruciferous Soup
- Cooking Activity - Linner (Lunch/Dinner) Party at IQuest!
- Hand out Level 4 Certificates in our Chef Graduation and Linner Party
- Students begin to prep and make food for Linner Party
- Graduation and Linner Party begin at 330pm
- Teams make dishes to share with our guest and have an award ceremony to receive Level 4 Graduation Certificates!
Class Materials
- 3 Ringed binder of folder
- Sheet protectors
- Containers to take samples of food home in
- Enthusiasm and ability to work with team
