MyPlate Pizza / Fruit Smoothie Lab

Lab Color:______Name: ______Block: ______

Cooking jobs / Recipe Steps

  1. Preheat oven to temperature to 400 °

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  1. Use a small plate- Get a ½ of a sandwich thin per person

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  1. Sauce, cheese and top your pizza

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  1. Place pizza on baking sheet

  1. Place in oven until Golden, Brown, and Delicious! **Set timer for 8-10 min**

  1. While baking make your Smoothie: Measure all ingredients and place in blender

  1. Put lid on and blend until smooth

  1. Spray and wipe table.

  1. Set the table like a family (placemat, glass, plate, napkin)

  1. Place smoothie in cups

  1. Remove Pizza from oven and place on plates

  1. Serve and Enjoy!

  1. Describe why it is important to get a variety of healthy foods in your diet… ______
  2. Of the categories onMyPlate, what food category do we need the most of? And WHY? ______
  3. Do you think the pizza recipe we made is nutrient dense? Explain your answer… ______
  4. Do you think that the smoothie recipe we made is nutrient dense? Explain your answer… ______
  5. What is it called when a person does not get enough of a nutrient? ______
  6. What is it called when a person gets TOO much of a nutrient? ______
  7. What is the correct serving size for each of the foods below?

______c.-Cooked Vegetables ______c.-Raw Vegetables ______c.-Rice, grits, pasta ______oz-Cheese

______oz.- Chicken ______c. – Popcorn ______oz.- Juice ______c.-beans

MyPlate / Smoothie Lab Evaluation

Pizza / Smoothie
Flavor / 1 2 3 4 5 / 1 2 3 4 5
Appearance / 1 2 3 4 5 / 1 2 3 4 5
Texture / 1 2 3 4 5 / 1 2 3 4 5

What would you have changed about your pizza? ______

What would you have changed about your smoothie? ______

Would you recommend these recipes to someone, Why or why not? ______

***Use the Food Labels- Fill in nutrient info for the ingredients you used on YOUR pizza and IN YOUR smoothie

Pizza Ingredients / Serving Size / Calories per Serving / Amount on yours / Calories in yours / List Nutrients that are 20% DV and higher
Sandwich Thin / 1/2
Mozzarella cheese / ½ oz.
Sauce / 1 Tbs.
Veg- / 1 Tbs.
Veg- / 1 Tbs.
Veg- / 1 Tbs.
Pineapple / 1 Tbs.
Protein-
TOTAL CALORIES: / ______
Smoothie
Ingredients / Serving Size / Calories per Serving / Amount on yours / Calories in yours / List Nutrients that are 20% DV and higher
Yogurt / 6 oz / 6 oz
Fruit- / ½ oz.
Fruit- / 1 Tbs.
Liquid- / ¾ c.
Sugar- / 1 tsp. / 3 tsp (1Tbs)
Total Calories: / ______÷ 5 = ______Calories per serving

What foods listed are low in calories? ______

What foods listed are high in calcium? ______

What foods listed are high in vitamins? ______

What foods listed are high in calories? ______