CONVENIENCE FOOD OR HOME- MADE FOOD

COMENIUS MULTILATERAL SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

EAT SMART

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Convenience food is commercially prepared food designed for ease of consumption.

Bread, cheese, salted foods have been sold for long years.

Other kinds were developed with improvements in food technology.

Convenience foods and fast foods are similar, because the development of both occurred to save time in the preparation of food.

Canned food was developed in the 19th century, for military use, and became more popular during World War I.

Experience in World War II contributed to the development of frozen foods and the frozen food industry.

Many of these products designed for storage longevity and ease of preparation in the battle field.

Following the war, some of these companies created new freeze-dried and canned foods for home use.

TYPES OF CONVENIENCE FOODS

Convenience foods can vary by country and geographic region.

Convenience foods can include products such as candies

beverages such as soft drinks, juices,fizzy drinks and milk,

processed meats and cheeses

canned products

Additional convenience foods include frozen pizza, chips , cookies and many others….

Criticism on convinence foods Due to concerns about obesity and other health

problems, some health organizations have criticized the high fat, sugar, salt, preservative and additive content that is present in some convenience foods.

On the other hand, several groups have criticized the environmental harm of single serve packaging due to the increased usage of plastics that contributes to solid waste in landfills.

FAST FOOD OR HOME-MADE FOOD Nowadays fast food and convenience

food are more popular than home made food. A reason for this is that home-made food needs more time until it gets ready.

On the other hand, Home-made food is much healthier than fast food.

Eating at home allows you to customize the portion size as necessary.

Eating homemade foods let you add in more fresh fruits and vegetables to your diets.

Preparing food at home allows you to be more economical with your money.

You can also use healthier cooking methods and healthy ingredients when making your own meals.

SOME HOME- MADE SOUPS PREPARED AROUND ANKARAChicken soup ,vegatables soup ,yoghurt soup , tarhana soup

Some traditional home-made main course foods produced with rice and meat rich in protein and carbohydrate.

Some kebabs combined with salad and rice rich in protein, vitamin and carbohydrate

Some home-made bread prepared from brown wheat rich in nutritiun elements

Some special home made food called ‘BÖREK’ prepared with spinach and cheese.

Some home-made cookies prepared with carrot, grape ,flour and honey.

Some traditional Turkish drinksHome-made cherry juice, home-made grape juice

,Home-made Ayran , Turkish tea and Turkish coffee

FOOD PROCESS AND CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES

The main goal of all the techniques is to keep the food eatable by preventing them from some microbiological and enzymatical factors.

Turkısh people use vegatables and fruits both fresh during the season, and they also use them by storaging.

CONSERVATION BY COOKING

CONSERVATION BY FREEZING

HERE ARE SOME OF THE CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES

CONSERVATION BY VACUUMING

CONSERVATION BY DRYING

CONSERVATION BY FUMING

CONSERVATION BY APPLYING SOME CHEMICALS AND SPICES

PROJECT STUDENTS ARE ARE READY FOR PREPARING SOME HEALTHY HOME MADE FOODS

INGRIDIENTS FOR PREPARING HOME MADE TARHANA SOUP

Some green pepper, some red pepper,some parsley ,some yoghurt ,some onions, some tomatoes, some flour, some spices.

CHOPPING THE INGREDIENTS

COOKING THE INGREDIENTS

MASHING THE COOKED INGREDIENTS

ADDING OTHER INGREDIENTS SUCH AS YOGHURT AND SALT AND SOME SPECIES

ADDING THE FLOUR FOR PREPARING DOUGH

PREPARING THE TARHANA DOUGH AND KEEP IT WAIT FOR A WHILE FOR FERMENTATION

PREPARING SMALL PIECES FOR DRYING

HERE IS TURKISH HOME-MADE TARHANA AND TARHANA SOUP

‘’ERİŞTE ‘’ HOME- MADE TURKISH STYLE MACORONI- INGREDIENTS (SOME FLOUR,SOME EGGS AND SOME SALT)

PREPARING THE DOUGH

PREPARED DOUGH

SHEETING THE PREPARED DOUGH

CUTTING THE DOUGH INTO SLICES

SLICED SHEETS

CUTTING THEM FOR MAKING SMALLER PIECES

KEEPING HOME MADE TURKISH STYLE MACARONI TO DRY

DIFFERENT TEYPS OF MACARONI PREPARED FROM DIFFERENT VEGATABLES SUCH AS CARROTS OR SPINACH

  Home-made noodle Protein:14,19 Fat:4,5

It was determined that home made noodle is rich with protein and fat compared with convenience noodle. One of the most important factors for the result is that home made noodle is made of using much more eggs and quality ingredients .

Convinence NoodleProtein:10,21Fat:3,05

Here are some analaysis results

Home-made tarhanaProtein %: 13,67Fat%:4,1 Convenience

tarhana Protein:11,87 Fat:4,05

The result is the same in comparing home- made tarhana and convenience tarhana.The reason is the same.Ingredients with high quality.

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