Grade 6: Nutrition

a. Students will work in small cooking groups and will be assigned jobs or tasks during cooking labs.

b. Students will plan and prepare various foods in their cooking groups.

c.  Students will study portion distortion concerning serving sizes and how this has changed over time.

d. Students will create a menu and shopping list based on the MyPlate theory 

e. Students will read food labels and identify parts of a food label. They will analyze nutritional informational and ingredient listings. 

f.  Students will prepare healthy foods in small cooking groups.

g.  Students will demonstrate safe culinary practices and food sanitation.