Fruit

Choose a fruit that you like! Everyone chooses a different fruit. Make your choice known!
Lists of Fruits

Use Microsoft Publisher to create a simple flyer about the fruit you have chosen.
Include:

• Picture of your fruit
• Nutrition information (USE THIS WEBSITE - type in your fruit where it says 'enter food name'. Include fiber content, calorie content, sugar content, sodium content etc)
• A recipe with your fruit as a main ingredient
• Your name

Save your flyer in the shared folder BERNARD L 4th Foods as YOUR NAME and your fruit name. For example... lbernardstrawberry

Vegetable Newsletter

Choose a vegetable

Create an informational newsletter about your chosen vegetable.

Include the following information:

• A picture if your vegetable.
• Nutrition information (nutrient and vitamin content).
• A full recipe with your vegetable as an ingredient - main ingredient is best. This includes all ingredients and preparation methods.
• The origin and/or history of your vegetable.

Food Safety Research

Choose a topic to research and report on.
You should find RECENT reports on any of the following topics.

Food safety (how foods can become unsafe)
Foodborne illnesses and outbreaks
Common food bacteria - salmonella, e.coli, staph
Time/Temperature control

Suggested website: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/
Page limit - ONE PAGE.
Your report should contain a basic summary of what you read and your reaction. Two large paragraphs.
NO PLAIGARISM
Be sure to include your name, date and period number and direct web address where you found your information.
Print (on the correct printer) and turn in TODAY.

History in the Food Industry!

1. http://www.foodtimeline.org/

Use the above website to research the history of three of your favorite food products.

2. http://myplate.gov/

Use the above website. Report on the history of the food guide.

Print your information and turn in!

DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!

Welcome!

Welcome students to the Food Science Blogger!
Assignments are listed above. (WebQuest...)