Are you in a Healthy Relationship? What makes a Healthy Relationship? Check the artlicle and the sample Healthy Relatinship Recipe to see whether or not you have a Healthy Relationship.

1. YOUR HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIP RECIPE
TASK
1) Based on the article “Am I in a Healthy Relationship?” focus on the question: What
Makes a Healthy Relationship?
2) Create your own Healthy Relationship recipe that includes the positive qualities listed
in the article.
3) You could also include the ingredients from the “Green Light” phrases that are listed
at the top of the Sample Healthy Relationship Recipe.
4) Check the Measurement Equivalents scale behind the Sample Healthy Relationship
sheet to decide how much ingredients to include in your own healthy recipe.
• 2 pounds of __________ • 4 teaspoons of __________
• 3 cups of __________ • 1/2 teaspoon of __________
• 1/4 cup of __________ • 3 bushels full of __________
• 3 tablespoons of __________ • 1 pinch of __________
• 1 bunch of __________ • 1 ounce package of _________
• 2 tablespoons of __________ • 1 gallon of ___________
• ________________________ • _________________________

2. AM I IN A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP?
WHAT MAKES A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP?
Hopefully, you and your significant other are treating each other well. Not sure if that's
the case? Take a step back from the dizzying sensation of being swept off your feet and
think about whether your relationship has these seven qualities:
Mutual respect. Does he or she get how cool you are and why? The key is that your BF
or GF likes you for who you are — for your great sense of humor, your love of reality TV,
etc. Does your partner listen when you say you're not comfortable doing something and
then back off right away? Respect in a relationship means that each person values who
the other is and understands — and would never challenge — the other person's
boundaries.
Trust. You're talking with a guy and your boyfriend walks by. Does he completely lose his
cool or keep walking because he knows you'd never cheat on him? It's OK to get a little
jealous sometimes — jealousy is a natural emotion. But how a person reacts when feeling
jealous is what matters. There's no way you can have a healthy relationship if you don’t
trust each other.
Honesty. This one goes hand-in-hand with trust because it's tough to trust someone
when one of you isn't being honest. Have you ever caught your girlfriend in a major lie?
Like she told you that she had to work on Friday night but it turned out she was at the
movies with her friends? The next time she says she has to work, you'll have a lot more
trouble believing her and the trust will be on shaky ground.
Fairness/equality. You need to have give-and-take in your relationship, too. Do you
take turns choosing which new movie to see? As a couple, do you hang out with your
partner's friends as often as you hang out with yours? It's not like you have to keep a
running count and make sure things are exactly even, of course. But you'll know if it isn't
a pretty fair balance. Things get bad really fast when a relationship turns into a power
struggle, with one person fighting to get his or her way all the time.
Good communication. You've probably heard lots of stuff about how men and women
don't seem to speak the same language. We all know how many different meanings the
little phrase "no, nothing's wrong" can have, depending on who's saying it! But what's
important is to ask if you're not sure what he or she means, and speak honestly and
openly so that the miscommunication is avoided in the first place. Never keep a feeling
bottled up because you're afraid it's not what your BF or GF wants to hear or because you
worry about sounding silly. And if you need some time to think something through before
you're ready to talk about it, the right person will give you some space to do that if you ask
for it.

3. Sample Healthy Relationship Recipe
Ingredients: (talking, listening, trusting, sharing, respecting,
encouragement, kindness, happiness, freedom, fun, & caring).
• 2 pounds of Trust • 4 teaspoons of Freedom
• 3 cups of Honesty • 1/2 teaspoon of Caring
• 1/4 cup of Fun • 3 bushels full of Respect
• 3 tablespoons of Talking • 1 pinch of Encouragement
• 1 bunch of Kindness • 1 ounce package of
Sharing
• 2 tablespoons of Listening
• 1 gallon of Equality
Note:
Check the Measurement Equivalents scale to decide how much
ingredients to include in your own Healthy Relationship recipe…

4. CREATE YOUR OWN HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIP RECIPE
Volume (Dry) Oven Temperatures
American Standard Metric American Standard Metric
1/8 teaspoon .5 ml 250° F 130° C
1/4 teaspoon 1 ml 300° F 150° C
1/2 teaspoon 2 ml 350° F 180° C
3/4 teaspoon 4 ml 400° F 200° C
1 teaspoon 5 ml 450° F 230° C
1 tablespoon 15 ml Weight (Mass)
1/4 cup 59 ml American Standard Metric
1/3 cup 79 ml (Ounces) (Grams)
1/2 cup 118 ml 1/2 ounce 15 grams
2/3 cup 158 ml 1 ounce 30 grams
3/4 cup 177 ml 3 ounces 85 grams
1 cup 225 ml 3.75 ounces 100 grams
2 cups or 1 pint 450 ml 4 ounces 115 grams
3 cups 675 ml 8 ounces 225 grams
4 cups or 1 quart 1 liter 12 ounces 340 grams
1/2 gallon 2 liters 16 ounces or 1 pound 450 grams
1 gallon 4 liters Dry Measure Equivalents
Volume (Liquid)
3 teaspoons 1 tablespoon 1/2 ounce 14.3 grams
American Standard American Standard Metric 2 tablespoons 1/8 cup 1 ounce 28.3 grams
(Cups & Quarts ) (Ounces) (Milliliters & Liters)
4 tablespoons 1/4 cup 2 ounces 56.7 grams
2 tbsp 1 fl. oz. 30 ml
5 1/3 tablespoons 1/3 cup 2.6 ounces 75.6 grams
1/4 cup 2 fl. oz. 60 ml
8 tablespoons 1/2 cup 4 ounces 113.4 grams
1/2 cup 4 fl. oz. 125 ml
12 tablespoons 3/4 cup 6 ounces .375 pound
1 cup 8 fl. oz. 250 ml
32 tablespoons 2 cups 16 ounces 1 pound
1 1/2 cups 12 fl. oz. 375 ml
2 cups or 1 pint 16 fl. oz. 500 ml
4 cups or 1 quart 32 fl. oz. 1000 ml or 1 liter
1 gallon 128 fl. oz. 4 liters