Cooking On A Budget

Week 4

Let’s get cooking! Take your time to work through these new techniques and learn how you can incorporate seasonal foods, batch cooking, and freezing to keep your food budget low, but healthy.

Nutrition Quiz

Take the Nutrition Quiz to test what you’ve learned over the past several weeks

Watch Week 4 Nutrition Presentation in Spanish

Knife Skills

Watch the Knife Skills video to learn the some basic knife safety, how to hold and use your knife safely, and how to cut a variety of commonly used ingredients. (20 minutes)

Watch Video in Spanish

Measuring Skills

Watch the Measuring Skills video to learn how to accurately measure a variety of wet and dry ingredients.
(1 minute)
Watch Video in Spanish

Print out and review the following handouts:

Print out and review the following recipes:

These recipes focus on using ingredients that are in season, a good way to use up leftover vegetables, and items you can freeze for healthy meals at a later date.

Choose one recipe to cook this week. Each recipe makes at least 8 servings and directions for freezing, where applicable, are included on the recipe.

Shop for and cook your chosen recipe. Enjoy your recipe creation with family and friends.

Watch the video (2.5 minutes)
Watch video in Spanish

Equipment needed

Several bowls
Chef’s knife
Cutting board
Dry measuring cup
Hot pads
Liquid measuring cup
Rubber spatula
Skillet (nonstick, ovenproof)
Whisk

Watch the video (2.5 minutes)
Watch video in Spanish

Equipment needed

Several bowls
Chef’s knife
Colander
Cutting board
Dry measuring cups
Hot pads
Liquid measuring cup
Measuring spoons
Potato masher
Rubber spatula
Saucepan (small) with lid
Skillet (nonstick) (large)
Spoon (wooden) (2)

Homework

Cook the second recipe included this week.
Review the Nutrition Label on each recipe.
Email questions to nutrition@churchhealth.org.
Post a photo of you and your recipe creation, tag @churchhealthmemphis on facebook or Instagram

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