final menu project, complete the following steps:
1. Log on to www.happy forks.com and explore the nutritional analysis part of the site.
2. Create a 3-course lunch or dinner menu, along with the recipes
• First course – may be a soup or salad
• Second (main) course – needs to contain a form of protein, and two sides, (one vegetable and one starch).
• Third course – dessert of your choice.
3. Use www.happyforks.com to analyze your menu and recipes, and adjust your meal and your recipes as needed to ensure you have met the following guidelines:
a. The total calories for your meal must be less than 1000 calories.
b. The total sodium must be 1200 mg or less.
c. Protein must not exceed 25% of the calories in your meal.
4. Prepare a word document and attach your menu, recipes, and dietary analysis.
When creating your menu for the final project, which guideline did you find the most difficult to attain? (Total calories, total sodium and/or protein content)
Why do you feel this was the most difficult area?
Do you think that you could have created a vegetarian or vegan menu that would have met the guidelines?
What foods could you use to ensure that you included enough protein without going over the total amount of 25% of calories?
