Lesson 12: Planning the Family Meals

Question 0

What should we consider in planning family meals?

Answer 0

1. Likes and dislikes of the family members
2. How much to prepare based on the member’s needs
3. Family budget
4. How to prepare the necessary tools and equipment

Question 1

What does delicious and nutritious meals require?

Answer 1

Careful planning

Question 2

Goals in planning meals:

Answer 2

1. Nutritious
2. Attractive
3. Affordable
4. Hygienic
5. Palatable

Question 3

Meals that contains all the nutrients needed by the body.

Answer 3

Nutritious

Question 4

Meals that has a good combination of color, form, texture, and flavor that will stimulate the appetite of the family members.

Answer 4

Attractive

Question 5

Food budget of the family is enough for the planned meals.

Answer 5

Affordable

Question 6

The prepared food is clean and free from harmful bacteria that can cause food infection.

Answer 6

Hygienic

Question 7

Food tastes delicious and is well liked by family members.

Answer 7

Palatable

Question 8

What are the guide in meal planning?

Answer 8

1. Food Pyramid
2. MyPlate Template
3. Three Basic Food Groups

Question 9

It is the general and easy-to-follow guide for everybody.

Answer 9

Food Pyramid

Question 10

It is an easy guide on what to eat and how much to eat. It made use of a “platelike” diagram.

Answer 10

MyPlate Template

Question 11

This group is used as a guide in choosing what food to eat so that you are sure that what you are eating contains the nutrients needed by our body.

Answer 11

Three Basic Food Groups

Question 12

What are the My Plate Guidelines?

Answer 12

1. Fill half of the plate with fruits and vegetables
2. Fill quarter of your plate with protein and quarter with grains
3. Drink milk and have other dairy products
4. Drink plenty of water

Question 13

What are the three basic food groups?

Answer 13

1. Energy-giving food
2. Body-building food
3. Body-regulating food

Question 14

This food are rich in carbohydrates and fats. They provide the body with heat and energy.

Answer 14

Energy-giving food

Question 15

This food are rich in protein. Protein is a nutrient that builds and repairs body tissues.

Answer 15

Body-building food

Question 16

This food are rich in vitamins and minerals that keep the body healthy and strong.

Answer 16

Body-regulating food

Question 17

What are the example of energy-giving food?

Answer 17

Rice, corn, potatoes, bread, oil, margarine

Question 18

What are the example of body-building food?

Answer 18

Meat, fish, eggs, milk, cheese, nuts

Question 19

What are the example of body-regulating food?

Answer 19

Food rich in vitamins and mineral like: meat fish, seafood, poultry, fruits and vegetables.

Question 20

Vitamins that make our eyes clear and the skin smooth and healthy.

Answer 20

Vitamin A

Question 21

Vitamins that keeps the teeth and bones strong.

Answer 21

Vitamin D

Question 22

Vitamins that makes the cell in the body healthy and helps fight cold and infection.

Answer 22

Vitamin C

Question 23

Minerals that perform important functions in the body.

Answer 23

1. Iron
2. Calcium
3. Iodine

Question 24

It is a component of hemoglobin.

Answer 24

Iron

Question 25

It is together with phosphorous and vitamin D that promote healthy bones and teeth.

Answer 25

Calcium

Question 26

Part of thyroxin which is a secretion of the thyroid glands, helps prevent goiter.

Answer 26

Iodine

Question 27

Red coloring of the blood responsible for carrying the oxygen to different parts of the body.

Answer 27

Hemoglobin

Question 28

It is a condition characterized by the enlargement of the thyroid gland found in the neck.

Answer 28

Goiter