Title: Identify food-preservation methods.
Course: Independent Living (22904-36) > Section: Planning, Preparing, and Serving Nutritious Foods

Identification should include proper refrigeration, canning, freezing, and curing and drying.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What are some methods of preserving foods?
- Why is the correct use and understanding of sell by, use by, and best by dates on foods important to food safety?

Communication

- What do consumers need to know to evaluate food preservation and processing methods?
- What questions need to be asked to select the appropriate food preservation/processing method?

Leadership

- What skills and/or resources are needed for preserving food?
- What criteria can be used for food preservation/processing?

Management

- What should the standards be in food preservation/processing?
- What resources influence food preservation and processing?

Teacher Resource:

- Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech (https://ext.vt.edu/offices.html)