Title: Apply time-management principles when planning, preparing, and serving food.
Course: Nutrition and Wellness (19253-18) > Section: Planning Menus and Preparing Food

Application should include

- making a list of ways to manage time during food preparation, including
  - planning for thawing times
  - assembling all needed ingredients and equipment before preparing the food
  - reviewing or looking up all cooking terms used in the recipes before preparing food
  - determining the quantity of food to prepare for the desired number of servings
  - dovetailing tasks (i.e., keeping two tasks going at the same time)
  - reading and following the recipe precisely, noting temperatures and times for each food
  - preheating the oven
  - evaluating when food is done
  - allowing cooling time, when appropriate
- preparing a meal according to an appropriate time plan and sequence of steps
- evaluating plan and sequence and making improvements where necessary.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why is time management important in meal preparation?
- What are the consequences of organized food planning and preparation? Of unorganized food planning and preparation?
- What may happen when we attempt to serve food without regard to time management?

Communication

- What communication skills are essential for time management in the kitchen?
- Where do we learn time-management principles for food preparation?
- What is the goal of time management during meal planning, preparation, and service?

Leadership

- How do leaders manage time? Do you think that leaders are better at time management than others? Why, or why not?
- What techniques do leaders use that we might apply to food planning, preparation, and service?
- What leadership skills can help us organize food preparation by more than one person?
- How can technology help us manage the time involved in planning, preparing, and serving food?

Management

- What management skills do you have now for organizing the planning, preparation, and serving of food? What skills do you need to develop?
- What is the goal of a step sequence during meal preparation?
- What resources do we need to apply time-management principles when planning, preparing, and serving food?