Have students research basic food groups, vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, diet related diseases, eating disorders, reactions that take place during the process of digestion, nutrients, exercise, calories and how fat content is calculated. The meal should be geared to some specific goal, such as, optimum weight gain or loss. Limit the number of calories. Have students work within the lab group and plan it cooperatively 6. Give each group a budget to work within.
Food sources can come from local grocer's sales papers.
Students may use cut outs from newspapers or magazines to display meal or design a menu and schedule a time in the food lab to prepare meal upon completion of the activities. Here is another activity that would be applicable to any area of chemistry. Suggestions for application 1. Set criteria for the product 2. Allow the student to brainstorm activities within their lab group based on a set of criteria, such as health related products only, cosmetic products only, products for entertainment purposes only, etc.