Change from Home Economics to Food technology

Want to know how to change from teaching Home Economics  to  Food Technology ?

This diagram shows the basic principles for developing a Food Technology Unit.

                                              

Food Standards Australia New Zealand has a nutrition panel calculator that is a very valuable tool to use in the Food technology classroom. Other than Food Works the FSANZ nutrition calculator  works a treat for designing nutrition labels on packaging.

Have you ever visited the Biotech learning Hub? Worth looking at as it keeps us up to date with the latest developments in all things biotechnology related.

Today I have discovered an excellent website on canning food in Australia. This year I will most definitely let my students look at this as a case study for the externals. They have used the "Watties" case study on Techlink and this website can be a great source of extended knowledge.

 Best Kiwi beef fillet steak sandwich
                                                     The 'some' approach
Set your oven to 200 C
'Some'  beef fillet steaks: sprinkle with Tuscan seasoning and 'some'  smoked sweet paprika - don't be shy! Rub in some olive oil and start heating up the element.


Caramelised onion: 'Some'  onion sliced, seared in olive oil. Add a dash of brown sugar and 'some' balsamic vinegar, slowly cook until onions are soft caramelly, taste and add some salt and pepper to taste.


With your element and frying pan smoking hot, sear the fillet on both sides. Be careful the paprika tends to burn quickly. When nicely browned on both sides transport to oven and cook for a further 7minutes. That is if you want it rare to medium.


Build the fillet steak into a sandwich of great fresh homegrown bread sliced and rubbed with garlic and olive oil, fresh salads, soft cheese of your choice and why not finish it off with some of Peter Gordon's roasted feijoa chutney? 

 

What is out there?

In my quest of trying to find websites that could help my with some resources I came across:
http://www.tes.co.uk. Became a member for free, they have all my details and I have yet to find a teaching resource from them. I am sure it is possible but it is hidden and there is no way I could get to it. let me know how should anyone manage to get through.
 http://www.tes.co.uk

Any Home Economics teacher who wants to have a go at a Food Technology unit has to visit the Toolbox!  This is the big picture of which topics to cover in your theory lessons!

 http://www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Classroom-practice/Teaching-Practice/cp807-food-technology-toolbox/index.htm