Australian Curriculum V8
ACTDEK033
Analyse how characteristics and properties of food determine preparation techniques and presentation when designing solutions for healthy eating
Elaborations
- planning and making quality, safe and nutritious food items, using a range of food preparation tools, equipment and techniques (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- examining the relationship between food preparation techniques and the impact on nutrient value, for example steaming vegetables (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- investigating how a recipe can be modified to enhance health benefits, and justifying decisions, for example by replacing full cream milk with skim milk (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- analysing food preparation techniques used in different cultures including those from the Asia region and the impact of these on nutrient retention, aesthetics, taste and palatability, for example stir-frying (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Intercultural Understanding)
- explaining how food preparation techniques impact on the sensory properties (flavour, appearance, texture, aroma) of food, for example the browning of cut fruit, the absorption of water when cooking rice (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking)
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