Tuesday, December 14, 2010

News Update

Title: Diabetic chef to inspire, Empower in Columbus March 30

Source: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu

What group of people would benefit most from this information? The People who will benefit is everybody who wants to live a healthy life style.

Summarize the main points of the article. Chris inspiration was his family and friends. Diabetes is one of the few diseases you can actually manage and control. Chris is a diabetic chef who travels the world to teach people how to cook healthier. Chris's message is the importance of moderation, variety, and portion control -- all while creating meals full of flavor.

What actions or change of thought do you recommend because of this article? We learned that having diabetes can't stop you from doing what you love doing.

Taryn: After reading this article it makes me think about how people in the world need to start changing their diet and start exercising more.

Sarah: I think this article will help me in the long run to start eating better and exercising better.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Physical Qualities of Food

Purpose of lab: The purpose of this lab was to see the food products boiling point.

Procedure of lab: (what did we do-be complete) We massed all of the supplies using electronic scale and than we measured all of the liquids using the graduated cylinder. Than we found the volume of the solids by using rice and the displacement method. We recorded are findings on the data table. We found the boiling point for the corn syrup, the cooking sherry, and the water. Than we layered the colored water, than the corn syrup, oil, the cooking sherry, chocolate chips, marshmallows, and than ice. After we layered all of them we saw the corn syrup on the bottom and the the cooking sherry mixed with the colored water. When we added the oil it started to make little tiny bubbles on top of the water and sherry.


Lab Data (add picture of table here)














Which of the liquids or solids is the densest? The corn syrup was the most dense

Which of the liquids or solids is the least dense? The marshmallows were the least dense.

Was there a relationship between a liquid's density and its boiling point? Yes because the highest and the lowest for the numbers were in order and the same.

What were your predictions? Sarah's prediction was that the oil would sit on the top. Taryn's prediction was that the oil will stay in the middle because the corn syrup is thick.

How accurate were your predictions? Taryn's prediction was the most accurate. Sarah's was mostly accurate.

How can you apply this to food preparation? Use one example from class AND think of one more to post! If we were cooking/mixing with food that has different densities we would have to remember that they'll separate if left out for a while. It's better for the different food densities and use them quickly so than they don't seprate.

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This is our math using the displacement model to find the volume.





This is Sarah boiling the water and the corn syrup.





This is me and my best friend working together forever and always.





This is what our experiment looks like when you add the oil to the water, cooking sherry, and corn syrup.





Taryn is adding the cooking sherry to the oil, colored water, and corn syrup.





This is the AFTER PICTURE when you mix all of this together and they stay in the same order after a while.





This is Taryn pouring the corn syrup into the graduated cylinder on the electronic scale and I'm SMILING/LAUGHING because I love this class so MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





This is SARAH focussing on not spilling the rice and making a big mess cause than she'll have to CLEAN IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





This is Sarah and Taryn helping each other pouring the oil into the graduated cylinder and WE ARE THE BEST OF FRIENDS AND WE BOTH LOVE FOOD SCIENCE AND WE BOTH LOVE MRS. TURNER A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!