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Wednesday

Kitchen Lab: Plan your plate
// Hazel helps you write your own card
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Kitchen Lab: Plan Your Plate

Hazel spreads out a long menu of snack foods. "Pick your favorites," she says.

Bennie wants everything. "Can my plate have twelve things?"

"What do you notice about a plate with many colors?" Ferris asks.

Riley taps the menu. "Here is a hint," he says. "Pick a few colors and check each one."

Your mission

Plan a snack plate with no cooking.

Choose 3 to 5 foods from the menu. Try for many colors.

Check each food with a grown-up for allergies.

Snack menuColorWho gets it ready?
GrapesGreen or purpleGrown-up cuts them in half
Apple slicesRed or greenGrown-up cuts them
BananaYellowYou peel it, grown-up slices it
BlueberriesBlueYou rinse them
Baby carrotsOrangeYou rinse them
CucumberGreenGrown-up slices it
Cherry tomatoesRedGrown-up cuts them in half
Whole-grain crackersTanYou count them out
Small pretzelsTanYou count them out
RaisinsPurpleYou measure them
  • The snack menu above
  • A pencil, paper and crayons
  • A paper plate to plan on
  • A grown-up helper
Safety first
This lab uses no heat and nothing sharp.
A grown-up handles every cut on cook day.
Plan only. Save the tasting for Saturday.
  1. Read the whole snack menu.
  2. Pick 3 to 5 foods. Try for at least 3 colors.
  3. Ask a grown-up to check each food for your family's allergies.
  4. Write each food with an amount, like 1/2 cup.
  5. On the paper plate, sketch where each food will go.
  6. Circle any food that needs a grown-up to cut it.
My foodAmountColorGrown-up cuts it? (yes or no)

Copy this table on paper. Fill it in as you plan.

On paper, draw your snack plate. Label each food and its amount.
PLAN CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which food on the menu needs a grown-up to cut it?
Crackers may contain wheat. What do you do?
What we learnedTrue or false?
Every food on my plan needs an amount.?
I can cut the cucumber myself.?
A grown-up checks my foods for allergies.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA good plan is safe, clear and colorful.
How many colors are on your plan? Type a number.
WHY THIS EXERCISEMany colors make a cheerful plate.

Great planning, cook! Tomorrow you write your first draft.

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