The Triton exercise physiology class did a cooking lab on Tuesday, April 16th. Their goal was to make a four-course meal, with all the meals being very healthy. They were limited to using only 5 ingredients in their selected food item. The meal included a main course, a side dish, an appetizer, and a dessert.
The main course consisted of a barbeque chicken personal pizza. They used English muffins as the dough and had barbeque sauce as the sauce. On top of the pizza, it had peppers, cheese, and chicken. The group members included Brady F. Aidan L., Megan R., and Sabree R. Sabree Runnells said, “It was an excellent learning experience!”. The side dish featured a yogurt parfait. This group included Jaiden B., Gunnar R., and Aidree V. Their healthy side dish was comprised of yogurt, strawberries, pineapple, and almonds. The appetizer was homemade chips and salsa. They used whole-wheat tortillas to bake them into homemade chips. Their salsa was made with fresh and canned ingredients, including tomatoes, cilantro, onion, and some spices. The group making this included Reagan E., Austin S., and Casey V. Reagan Essig said, “I didn’t know healthy food could actually be good!” The last group made the dessert. The group included Faith B., Claire S., and Graden T. They made an angel food cake with fresh strawberries on top. Unfortunately, their recipe ended up taking more time than expected, so we were able to enjoy it in class the following day.
Every student got the experience of trying each of the foods that were made in class. All meals followed the MyPlate guidelines and ended up being very cheap, easy to make, and delicious!
