Plate model The British Nutrition Foundation provide detailed information about the Balance of Good Health, and facts about food and ingredients, on their website at http://www.nutrition.org.uk.

Who needs what and why?

Animal or vegetable?

Animal products

Types of fruit

Vegetables

Uses of sugars

Uses of coagulation

Match them up

Spot the mistakes

Exam Practice – higher tier A variety of ingredients can be sourced by the caterer Discuss the implications of using organic and local food commodities to the head chef of a new restaurant [12] You should probably spend 15% of your time (about 15-20 minutes) answering this question as it is worth 15% of the total marks (12 out of 80)

Is organic better?

Exam Practice – foundation tier Many people suggest that organic foods taste better and are healthier to eat than non-organic foods a) State 2 other advantages of using organic ingredients [2] Suggest 2 reasons why a chef may prefer not to use organic ingredients [2] You should probably spend no longer than 5 minutes answering this question - it is worth 5% of the total marks (4 out of 80)

Local or imported?

Exam Practice – foundation tier 2. Explain why the chef of a new restaurant may decide to source the majority of his ingredients locally. [6] You should probably spend about 8 or 9 minutes answering this question - it is worth 7.5% of the total marks (6 out of 80)

Is organic better?

Local or imported?

Material properties

What’s it made of?

Production charts

Production charts