All About Food and Life Skills

Butter is 20% water. You may have to use your math skills to convert a recipe using butter!
Leave 3” open space between pans and 3” from the sides of the oven.
Use cooling racks to flip the cake. Cool the cake for 15 minutes in the pan and an hour after the cake comes out of the pan.
Ingredients should be at room temperature, especially the butter.
Creaming method- Have all ingredients at room temperature (65-70 degrees).
Add the butter first and mix to soften. After the butter is soften than add the sugar. Cream butter and sugar for at least 4 minutes.
If making a stacked cake weight batter for each pan on a scale.
Use a chilled bowl for making whipping cream.
30 grams= 1 oz
Cake flour is finely ground and there is 8 grams of protein per cup.
All-purpose flour has 10-12 grams of protein per cup.
The recommended pan is a heavy, rolled aluminum pan with a dull matte finish.

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Budget-Friendly Recipes Include:

Cheese Bread

Fruit Smoothie

Vegetables and Dip

Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Semi-homemade Mini Pizzas

Asian Lettuce Wraps

Blueberry Muffins

Cheddar Biscuits

Chicken and Cheese Quesadillas

Empanadas

Kale Chips

Buttermilk Pancakes

Parmesan Knots

Roasted Vegetables

Twice Baked Potatoes

Chicken and Cheese Snack Wraps

Easy Cinnamon Rolls

Dutch-Apple Pancakes

Pasta Primavera

Reese's Chewy Chocolate Cookies

Scrambled Eggs

Roasted Potatoes

Strawberry Shortcake

What Do the Numbers Mean?

Calories= ENERGY Most people need about 2000 calories a day.

Calorie requirements vary with age, gender and activity level.

There are Six Major Nutrients

Proteins, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, water, and fat

Calories are in which three nutrients?

FAT = 9 calories per gram CARBOHYDRATES = 4 calories per gram PROTEINS= 4 calories per gram

Recommended amounts on 2000 calorie diet

Fat = 65 grams of fat or less a day.

Carbohydrates 300 grams or less a day.

Protein= 50 grams a day.

Ingredients

3 chicken tenders

1 Tbsp oil

¼ tsp oregano

½ tsp garlic salt

1 Tbsp lemon juice

½ cup cheddar cheese

½ cup pepper jack cheese

1 tortilla per person

Salsa (optional per person)

Directions

______1. Heat the oil in the skillet over medium heat.

______2. As the chicken is cooking, cut up the chicken into bite size pieces with the spatula

______3. When there is no pink in the center of the chicken, add the oregano, garlic salt and

lemon juice to the chicken.

______4. Grate the cheese.

______5. On a serving platter place two tortillas side by side. Spread the chicken on the

tortillas.

______6. Place the cheese over the chicken and top each with another tortilla.

______7. Microwave for 1 minute or until the cheese is melted.

______8. Cut the tortillas into fourths or eighths using the cutting board and the pizza cutter.

______9. Serve from the platter. If desired, serve with salsa.

Yield 5-6 servings

Nutritional Information

Calories 239 cal

Total Fat 13 g

Protein 11 g

Sodium 645 mg

Carbohydrates 19 g

Sugars 0 g

Nutrition information compiled from myfitnesspal.com

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