Menu/Foodplate
How should a menu be made
It have have all 5 categories of the food plate.
Should you ever go over budget and why?
No you should not go over budget since you wont have enough to buy everything and you have to learn how to save.
What is leave no trace?
It means to not leave any garbage from your food behind so you have a clean environment and animals do not come around your campsite.
Why should you repack your food?
What is proportions when making a menu ?
It is having to have different amounts of food.
Why is a menu and using the 5 food categories important when trying to cook for a camping trip?
It is important since it shows what you will need to cook and how much you are getting. And it will ensure a good meal (If the cook knows how to cook at all)
When buying food what can you do to decrease the spending cost on your food?
Buy a little less of whatever you have or try to find deals or food that are on sale.
Pick up and rappers or garbage the ground, not leaving any food around the campsite.
When repacking should you have the food up to the lid and squish everything down? Why?
you should not squish everything down since it could ruin or break your other food that will be needed to cook.
Why is proportioning important?
It helps with not having to much of one food category.
What are some ways you could cook protein?
Grilling, frying, boiling, and more
How should you be spending your budget.
You should be spending your budget a low as you can so you have a little extra money left over.
Why is leave no trace so important?
It makes you have a clean cooking environment and you don't attract any wild animals that could potentially be dangerous.
What is repacking?
Having to minimize the amount of space when packing food and making sure everything is there and ready for use at a camping trip.
When proportioning what should you consider?
You should consider having the right amount of food and ingredients.
If you want to put in napkins to your menu what part of the menu would you put i?
Miscellaneous
When spending your money on a budget could you go a little over budget?
Yes and no depending on how much.
When leaving no trace what are 5 ways you can disobey this rule.
leaving trash on the ground, keeping all cooking supplies organized and not left outside, leaving food outside, put back everything from where it came from, and leaving chemical toxins that can affect the air and cooking area.
Why is repacking useful?
It is useful since it teaches you to minimize the amount of space when using a cooler and it can help with organizing as well.
When making a menu and having to have proportions you should make sure each person has the right portions of food but why is that?
So everybody eats and you have enough food for everyone.
Name 5 different types of proteins
meat, poultry, eggs, lean meat, and seafood
When calculating for how many pounds of meat you should buy per person what is the number you have to multiply to get the amount of meat you need to buy?
1/3 x however many people are going on the trip .
(1/3 is the servings)
What are some things you should consider when leaving no trace?
You should consider other people around your campsite and other people around you so you keep everything neat and clean.
When repacking how could you pack eggs, butter, bread, cheese, tomato, and juice for a regular sized cooler.
Keep the eggs and butter on top then have the bread on the second level than just have the tomato on the bottom and keep the juice on the side.
Make sure you have enough money and food for everybody so that you dont go over budget and everyone could eat.