The document discusses meals and meal planning. It defines what a meal is as the customary time of eating food, with most people eating 3 meals per day - breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Meal planning is defined as deciding meals in advance and making a list of food items to serve. Meal planning provides several benefits such as saving time and money by reducing last minute shopping trips and impulse purchases, helping with portion control for weight loss goals, reducing food waste, and reducing stress by having meals already organized. It also promotes variety in diet and avoids unhealthy takeout options.

1. TECHNOLOGY
AND LIVELIHOOD
EDUCATION 8

10. LAEM
GNINNALP

11. MEAL
PLANNING

12. WHAT IS
MEAL?

13. The word meal refers to the
customary time/occasion of
eating food. Most people
eat 3 meals – breakfast,
lunch, and dinner.

14. Meal also refers to all the
food eaten during one of
these occasions – so one
meal can include multiple
dishes.

15. BREAKFAST
MEAL

19. LUNCH
MEAL

23. DINNER
MEAL

27. WHAT IS
MEAL
PLANNING?

28. Meal Planning: Is the action of
deciding meals in advance. It is the
process to make the list of food
items going to serve in any type of
meal whether it is breakfast, lunch,
brunch or dinner.

29. Planning your own meals will
allow you to see how much
you're actually eating.This also
prevents you from overeating at
restaurants, which tend to serve
a way bigger portion than you
should actually be eating.

30. 7 benefits of
meal
planning

31. Save time

32. Planning your meals for the week can help
you to manage your time better. We spend a
lot of time deciding what to eat, grocery
shopping, cooking and then cleaning up
after dinner. By planning ahead and
organizing your meals, it means there’s no
more last minute trips to the shops and
reduces the aimless wandering and
overspending when you’re there.

33. Portion Control

34. If your goals are weight loss
driven, prepping in advance can
help you manage your portion
sizes which means you’ll be less
likely to overeat.

35. Reduces the
amount of
food waste

36. Whether you’re planning out your meals or
using a food delivery service to manage
your meal prep, it can help reduce the
amount of food you waste. We can all be a
little guilty of wasting food, but by only
buying what you need and using the
ingredients as close to when you purchase
them can reduce what ends up in the bin at
the end of the week.

37. Reduces the stress of cooking
last minute

38. By having your meals organised ahead of
time can reduce the dreaded ‘what’s for
dinner?’ question. We know planning dinner
can be an unnecessary stress, particularly on
weeknights when you have to race home
from work and try and get a healthy,
nutritious meal on the table. If you have a
healthy meal pre-organised all that is left at
the end of a long day is to heat and eat.

39. Save money

40. Who doesn’t love to save some money?
With meal planning, you can be more
prepared, and this reduces impulse buying
of unnecessary groceries at the shops. A lot
of which will be thrown away anyway. It also
means you can cut down your spending on
takeaways and eating out. Meal planning
can help you become more aware of how
much money you’re spending on food.

41. Avoid unhealthy options

42. Meal planning helps to make the easy
option a healthy one. Instead of
heading to the drive-through or picking
up an unhealthy takeaway on the way
home, knowing you have a meal ready
for you at home can eliminate the
temptation of unhealthy last minute
options.

43. These foods can be higher in calories
and sodium and can sabotage your
weight management or health goals.
The combination of being too tired and
hungry can lead to poor food choices,
so it’s handy to have meals ready to go
when you are.

44. Enjoy more variety

45. When we’re busy, it can be easy to cook the
same thing over and over again. Meal
planning helps to ensure you’re eating a
variety of different foods, and it can help
you eat more fruit and vegetables, which
can help reduce the risk of chronic lifestyle
diseases. By following a healthy meal plan,
it will also help ensure you’re eating the
right foods in the right portions.

46. Activity
Time!!!

47. Using Bento Box, you are
going to prepare your own
snacks or meal fit for your
budget, food choices and time.
Your output will be guided by
Rubrics.

51. CRITERIA SCORE
APPEARANCE
The output looks sumptuous and
appealing.
NEATNESS
All the materials used are
properly disposed.
FOOD CHOICES
The choice of foods are suitable
for what a young adolescent
needs.
PPE
Mask, apron, hairnet and towel
TOTAL SCORE