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Introduction

This is part of the Simply Good Eating nutrition education curriculum. This CD contains Spanish versions of the handouts for the Simply Good Eating: Now You’re Cooking! Book. Recommended for educators teaching nutrition, it contains an easy-to-print handouts that support the key lessons of the unit: planning healthy meals on a limited budget, stretching food dollars, storing foods appropriately, makingmeals from ingredients commonly found in the kitchen, and cooking with an emphasis on safe food practices. These handouts are highly adaptable to the needs and interests of Latino participants and they comply with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid.

Table of Contents

Don’t Be Sorry: Keep Food Safe

• Activity 1: The Safe Kitchen: What’s Wrong with This Picture?
• Activity 2: Food Safety at the Grocery Store
• Activity 3: Storing, Washing, and Handling Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
• Activity 4: You’re Cooking Now: The Right Temperature
• Activity 5: Safe Food Storage
• Activity 6: Microwaving Safely
• Activity 7: A Little Soap Goes a Long Way
• Activity 8: Safety with Dishes and Utensils
• Activity 9: Cooling Leftovers Quickly
• Activity 10: Questions for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Meat and Poultry Hotline

Shop and Save

• Activity 1: From Big Budget to Food Budget
• Activity 2: Register Receipts to Save
• Activity 3: Menu Planning in Minutes
  Handout - Spanish (68.4 K PDF)
• Activity 4: Smart Shopping Saves Money
• Activity 5: Comparing the Cost per Unit
• Activity 6: Meat and Poultry Best Buys
• Activity 7: Price Scavenger Hunt

A Quick Guide to Tasty Food

• Activity 1: Kitchen Basics and Cooking Skills
• Activity 2: Using Recipes and Measuring Success
• Activity 3: Cooking Demonstrations
• Activity 4: Spice of Life
• Activity 5: Substitutions: Old Favorites, New Ways
• Activity 6: Meat Making the Grade
• Activity 7: Tasty Meat on a Budget
• Activity 8: Healthy Cooking with Meat

Quick Meals from Foods on Hand

• Activity 1: Preparing Basic Ingredients
• Activity 2: Making Recipes from What’s on Hand
• Activity 3: Let’s Make a Meal with Simple Convenience Foods
• Activity 4: Planning for Leftovers

Save by ordering this book/CD set in a Simply Good Eating Package:

• Simply Good Eating - Complete Curriculum
• Simply Good Eating: Now You’re Cooking! Book (with Handouts CDs)
• Simple, sano y sabroso: Paquete complete de manuales prácticos e informativos (Simply Good Eating: Complete Package of Handouts CDs - Spanish)

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