Unit 3: You Are What You Eat: Healthy Meal Planning Answers

When you’re starting to plan menus, a month’s calendar is a good template to use.

If you see a cooking term or method that you don’t understand, you can search the internet to find an explanation.

Left to babysit her little sister because their parents took a trip out of town, Daniela has promised that she will make sure they eat healthy. When her sister comes down for breakfast, she insists that all she wants is chocolate milk. Daniela tries to reason with her, but the toddler will not budge. What would be the BEST way for Daniela to prepare something that her sister will eat, while making sure she gets some nutrition?

Shaniqua wants to try her hand at making homemade scones. She finds a recipe from a British baker online, planning to follow the recipe exactly so that they come out just the way the author intended. That is when Shaniqua sees that the amount of flour is 210g and the amount of milk is 120 ml. Shaniqua looks at her measuring cups and spoons. Before she begins to prepare these scones, what does she need to do with the recipe?

Lily is babysitting for a young set of twins. Their mother said that the pediatrician has advised that they stay away from sugar in order to get to a healthier weight. It’s snack time and one of the twins asks for a cookie. Lily says that since they are cutting sugar, maybe an apple would be better. The other twin rolls his eyes, telling Lily that he knows apples have sugar in them. How might Lily BEST explain why apple is a better choice?

To save money, Enzo has started to pack his lunch to take with him. He’s getting tired of meat and cheese sandwiches, though. Besides, Enzo wants to make healthier choices. Which would be the BEST lunch item for Enzo to try?

Darius is trying to eat healthy since he took an anatomy and physiology class in school and learned about the dangers of clogged arteries. He gets ready to cook some perch he caught fishing this afternoon. Considering what Darius has learned, which would be the BEST fat to prepare the perch in?

Jonas and his dad are moving into a new apartment. Jonas is given the task of organizing the kitchen drawers. He opens his first box to find it full of oven mitts and hot pads. Which would be the MOST useful location for these items?

Zari is preparing a special sourdough bread from a recipe. The recipe calls for one cup of enriched flour. Which method BEST describes the proper way for Zari to add the flour?

Oscar needs to prepare a recipe that calls for Brussels sprouts, anchovies, and walnuts. He checks online to find that one store has Brussels sprouts on special this week, while another is running a buy-one-get-one free on walnuts. The problem is that these stores are over 10 miles apart. Before heading out to shop, what is the MOST important thing for Oscar to consider?

Ansh must make out a weekly menu for his family, but his budget is limited. Ansh wants to have steak one night but sees that the price at his local grocery store is $15.99 per pound. Without changing his menu, how might Ansh BEST squeeze steak into his budget?

Kimani loves to bake and give her baked goods as gifts to her neighbors. Her mother complains that she has had to buy four bags of flour at five lbs. each for Kimani in the past two weeks! She says that Kimani’s habit is expensive! What compromise would allow Kimani to keep baking but save her mother some money?

Part of Adam’s project for his nutrition class requires that he write down the nutritional information about everything he eats. At dinner, his mother makes a casserole with ham, cheese, and broccoli. Adam asks about the nutritional information, and his mother just shrugs, since she didn’t follow a recipe. Which is the BEST way for Adam to get the accurate information he needs?

Henry spends most of his time playing video games and eating delivered pizza. He wants to live a healthier lifestyle, including eating right, exercising, and breaking his vaping habit. To get started, he needs to set a goal. Which goal will Henry be MOST likely to reach?

After complaining to her doctor that she is feeling tired all of the time, Isla is diagnosed with anemia. Her doctor tells her that she needs to get more iron in her diet. Since Isla is a vegan, which would be her BEST choice for more iron?

Logan loves to order beef and broccoli from his local takeout restaurant. His doctor tells him that usually takeout meals like that contain more sodium than he needs during the day. Without giving up his favorite dish, what is the BEST way for Logan to reduce his salt intake?

Taye complains to the doctor that sometimes he has leg cramps that wake him up during the night. The doctor says that she can’t guarantee what is causing the leg cramps, but it might help if Taye added more potassium in his diet. Which fruit would give Taye the MOST potassium boost if eaten as an afternoon snack?

Dylan’s grandmother sent him her chocolate chip cookie recipe so that he could replicate them at college. He reads over the recipe, which says that the ingredients must be mixed, spooned onto a baking sheet, and baked for 8 minutes in a 350° oven. Dylan gets to work…mixing the ingredients then spooning the dough. Then he turns on the oven and puts the cookies in, setting a timer for 8 minutes. When the timer goes off, Dylan’s cookies are nowhere near finished. Which statement BEST explains what likely happened?

Tomás wants to make his mother’s chili recipe to enter into his school’s cookoff competition. She has written down the recipe she uses for their family, along with the amounts of each ingredient he will need. The judges love what Tomás has created, but they are disappointed that there is only enough for a few people to try. Which statement BEST explains where Tomás went wrong preparing this dish?

Luna is not doing well in her first classes of the day, and her mother suggests that it is because she always skips breakfast. Luna doubts this is the issue but agrees to try to get something healthy in the morning. To get Luna’s day started right, what is her BEST choice?