Calcium 1st Year Home Economics

                ©Calcium © Ceist 1:Outline 10 sources of calcium. Ceist 2. Discuss the deficiencies associated with a diet lacking in Calcium. Ceist 3. State the RDA of Calcium. Ceist 4. Design a balanced dinner for a growing teenager who needs to increase their intake of Calcium.

Happiness is experimenting in the kitchen

The transition years experimented with a variety of ingredients today. Pad Thai  Pad Thai has been around following the end of WWII. As Pad is a Thai word for stir-fried. In Thailand, Pad Thai is very popular however most famously sold as street food. There are many ways to cook Pad Thai and sometimes depends … Continue reading

Guilt free fish and chips cookery practical

©  7 reasons to include fish in your diet  White fish contains no fat so it is suitable for low calorie diets. Oily fish contains polyunsaturated oil and omega 3 fatty acids which is suitable for low cholesterol diets and those at risk of a heart attack. Fish is easily digested which is suitable for elderly people, … Continue reading

“Chocolate comes from cocoa, which is a tree, that means it is a plant, chocolate is salad ” Guilt free for one day only-Butlers Chocolate experience

The TY Home Economics students recently visited Butler’s chocolate factory where they watched chocolates being made and sampled many of the chocolate delights. The two hour experience was  well organised giving you an insight into the history of chocolate, butlers own history and the day to day operations of the factory.The factory workers were quite … Continue reading