Outline the meal planning steps

      

Outline the meal planning steps

  

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Step 1: Decide which dishes you want to make/ what to prepare
Step 2: Choice of recipes
• A recipe is a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the
ingredients required.
• Choose a recipe that enables you to prepare, eat and clean up within the allotted time.
• First consider your experience in cooking and foods available.
• Then compare the time you have with the time that the recipe requires.
• A recipe will usually includes
– The title or name of the dish.
– A list of ingredients and the amounts needed for each.
– The beginning steps e.g. pre-heat the oven or grease a large baking sheet.
– Preparation steps e.g. sift the flour with the baking powder etc.
– What to do with the recipe before cooking
– The temperature at which the recipe should be cooked and time required to cook it.
– Any instructions for after the food is cooked e.g. remove pancake and place in a warm plate.
– The yield i.e. the number of servings or pieces the recipe makes.
Step 3: Prepare a Budget and shopping list
• A grocer is someone who sells food and other household items in bulk
• A grocery is the food and supplies sold by a grocer
• A budget is used to plan for expenditures to be incurred
• A budget ensures that important food items are not forgotten
-A budget is usually broken down into:
• The groceries
• The green groceries
• The butcher
• The dairy
Step 4: Prepare a shopping list
• A shopping list is a record of items to be purchased.
Step 5: List the equipment you need
Step 6: Establish a time-work plan
• A time – work plan is step by step guide to preparing a particular recipe. It includes all the activities you must perform and how long they will take. The activities are written in order in which the tasks will be done.
• Make your time plan work before you begin actual food preparation. Always read each recipe for your menu all the way through and be sure you understand every term.
Titany answered the question on May 5, 2022 at 12:20


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