Family Menu Assignment
Partner Names: ______
______
Welcome to the Great Depression! You have $3.80 to feed your family from Monday to Friday. You CANNOT exceed this limit.
You must feed your family well enough to keep them healthy and able to live / work. Remember, this isn’t just a week of hardship; there is no end in sight…
Your family:
v You! (a hard-working housewife in charge of household management)
v Your husband, who goes to the docks everyday hoping to get a job doing manual labour, loading/unloading the ships.
v Your 15 year old child, who is attending high school in grade 10.
v Your 10 year old child, who is attending elementary school in grade 5.
Use the worksheets and information provided to create the best menu possible.
A few tips:
-a loaf of bread has about 16 slices, including crusts.
-there are 454g in 1 lb.
-Visual examples: -450g bag of pasta = 1lb
-750g bag of rice = just over 1.5 lbs
-other visuals will be provided
Menu Plan/Calculations:
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Dinner / Cost:
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Snacks / Cost:
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Final Calculations:
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner / Snacks / Total for the DayMonday / $ / $ / $ / $ / $
Tuesday / $ / $ / $ / $ / $
Wednesday / $ / $ / $ / $ / $
Thursday / $ / $ / $ / $ / $
Friday / $ / $ / $ / $ / $