1. Meal planning can save money, save time, ensure good nutrition, and make meals appealing and enjoyable. 1

2. Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary role budget consecutive staples
commodity
scratch cooking
convenience foods
bulk foods
speed-scratch cooking
consecutive
complement

3. Resources for Meal Planning
time
energy
skills
equipment
available food
money

4. Resources for Meal Planning
Planning healthful meals ahead of time helps you:
make the most of your time.
stay energized.
take advantage of each family member’s cooking skills.
build meals around seasonal and less expensive foods.
ensure good nutrition.

5. The Food Budget Food budgets help families manage expenses.
Influences on food spending include:
income.
number of family members.
age of family members.
available time.
food preparation skills.
frequency of dining out.
amount of food wasted.
budget
A plan for managing
money. 5

6. The Food Budget Cost-cutting strategies include: eating at home.
cooking economical dishes.
browsing food ads.
reducing waste.
Government programs give food to the ill, the elderly, and the unemployed.

7. Planning for Convenience
Meals made from scratch take time and energy.
Preparation time savers include:
one dish meals, such as salads or casseroles.
convenience foods, which can be a part of healthful, balanced meals.
convenience foods
Foods that have been processed to make them easier and faster to use.

8. Planning for Convenience
How do convenience foods compare to less processed, or whole, foods?
Category
Convenience Foods Versus Whole Foods
Using convenience foods can save hours of cooking time.
Time
Convenience foods cost more than whole foods, because they require more processing.
Cost
Processing foods for convenience can remove nutrients, or introduce unhealthful ingredients.
Nutrition
Processing changes a food’s flavor, color, and texture, which may reduce its appeal.
Meal Appeal

9. Planning for Appeal
Flavor, color, texture, shape, size, and temperature affect a meal’s appeal.
Foods should complement each other.
complement
Element or ingredient of
something.

10. Weekly Meal Planning Planning meals ahead of time:
helps keep meals varied and interesting.
helps you follow a healthful eating plan.
makes grocery shopping easier and quicker.

11. Review
Do you remember the vocabulary terms from this chapter? Use the following slides to check your knowledge of the definitions.
The slides in this section include both English and Spanish terms and definitions.
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12. role
papel
A set of responsibilities based on your different relationships to others.
Conjunto de responsabilidades basadas en las diferentes relaciones con otros.
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13. A plan for managing money. Un plan para manejar el dinero.
budget
presupuesto
A plan for managing money.
Un plan para manejar el dinero.
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14. staples artículos comunes
Basic items that are used on a regular basis, such as milk, cereal, eggs,
and bread.
Artículos básicos que se usan regularmente en condiciones normales, como la leche, los huevos, los cereales y el pan.
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15. A product of agriculture, often surplus food purchased from farmers.
commodity
producto básico
A product of agriculture, often
surplus food purchased from farmers.
Un producto de la agricultura, generalmente es el excedente que los agricultores venden.
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16. Preparing a dish from basic ingredients.
scratch cooking
cocina casera
Preparing a dish from basic ingredients.
Preparar un platillo desde sus ingredientes básicos.
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17. Foods that have been processed to make them easier and faster to use.
convenience foods
comidas convenientes
Foods that have been processed to make them easier and faster to use.
Alimentos que han sido procesados para que su uso sea fácil y rápido.
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18. Shelf-stable foods sold loose in covered bins or barrels.
bulk foods
alimentos a granel
Shelf-stable foods sold loose in covered bins or barrels.
Alimentos no perecederos que se venden sueltos en botes cubiertos o en barriles.
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19. speed-scratch cooking cocina casera rápida
An approach to cooking that uses a few convenience foods along with basic ingredients for easier meal preparation.
Método de cocinar que usa unos alimentos ya preparados e ingredientes básicos para preparar fácilmente una comida.
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20. Que sigue uno después de otro.
consecutive
consecutivo
Following one after
another.
Que sigue uno después de otro.
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21. complement
complementar
Enhance.
Realzar.
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Meal Planning