Menu Project

Part 1: Essay

Food safety sanitation requirements, storage, preparation, proper food handling, and presentation are the first steps in ensuring proper diet and nutrition for a child's health and welfare. Using the Internet, research proper methods for each of these areas for your chosen age group and then write a 400-500 word essay about what you've learned. Make sure you properly cite the information you use in your essay using the APA format. Citations should be included in-text as well as at the close of your essay.  Utilize  available resources in your course (Links to an external site.)  if you are unfamiliar with how to correctly cite your research in-text and at the close of your paper.

Part 2: Creating a Menu

For this part of your project, you'll select an age group for which you'll plan a week's menu that includes three meals a day, plus snacks.

On your submission, be sure to clearly identify the age group you've selected. The age groups for this project are

· Toddler 1–3 years old

· Pre-Kindergarten 4–5 years old

After carefully reviewing the nutritional information, found on the MyPlate website, you'll use the provided  menu template    downloadto create a five-day menu for your chosen age group. Take into account the nutritional needs (shared from this week's reading & the websites provided that share recommended calories, dietary intake, and portion sizes) for the age group you're working with. 

On the menu template, you will share the age group (either 1-3 or 4-5).  Please list the appropriate food groups in each column and the specific food item and serving size  for each day of the week.  Here's a  sample menu    downloadfor you to look over.  You may use the menu as a guide but you may not use it as if it were your own project.