Healthy Cooking

Key message

Cook with less fat and salt

Objectives

As a result of this lesson, participants will be able to:

• Explain the health risks of using too much salt

• Strategize two ways to use minimal salt in food

• Explain the health benefits of cooking with less fat

• Strategize two ways to cook that use minimal fat

Supplies and prep

• Share the vocabulary list and writing exercise for this lesson with your ELL teaching partner one week before the class date. 

• Select activities from the menu of activities in this lesson. Which ones suit your learners? How many do you have time for?

• Shop for, print and prepare materials you will need. See the supplies list in this lesson. 

• Technology: Check that wifi will allow you to show slides, videos and play music. If not, download slides and videos to a device that can run them in the room you will be using for class. 

Core activities in this lesson

• Focused breathing

• Do you ... healthy cooking

• Cooking methods that reduce fat

• Sorting for salt content

• Identifying herbs and spices

• Using and tasting herbs and spices

• Cooking with spices and herbs

• Move to the music

• Cooking and tasting

• Say and write vocabulary words

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Optional for all learners

• Ragged start: Sample cheese and crackers

Optional for advanced ELLs

• Writing practice