Ingredients:
400 G of diced Italian tomatoes, 500 G of beef mince, 3 cloves of minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of salt, 500 G of spaghetti pasta, 1 minced onion, 2 tablespoons of oil, shredded cheese, 500 G of garden vegetable spaghetti sauce and pepper.
Materials:
One cast iron pan, a ladle, a drainer, and a pot.
Recipe:
1. Put your pan on high heat and add oil. Meanwhile, fill a medium pot to 1.5 litres of water and sprinkle salt.
2. Once the pan is hot, add your minced garlic and onion and mix until light brown. Then, add your beef and cook until brown.
3. When water is boiling, separate the spaghetti into two pieces and put them into the pot. Cook for 12 minutes.
4. Once it had become brown and cooked, add the pepper, sauce and diced tomatoes and cook until simmered.
5. After 12 minutes, drain pasta and mix it in a container with butter. Then, combine your pasta with the sauce and enjoy. If you want, you can also add the shredded cheese on top to make it taste better.
Sensory Evaluation:
Taste: Salty, sweet, peppery
Texture: Soft, lumpy, smooth
Aroma: Fresh, meaty, sweet
Appearance: Slippery, saucy, cooked
Food Wastage
How does your recipe fit within the Australian guide to healthy eating?
My recipe fits within the Australian guide to healthy eating as it includes ingredients such as tomatoes, cheese and meat. Cheese and meat are very nutritious as they include lots of calcium and protein, which is very important for strengthening your bones and muscles. Tomatoes are also very healthy as they contain what's called antioxidant lycopene. Antioxidant lycopene is important for your body as they can reduce the risks of nasty diseases such as cancer.
How did you help during the cooking process?
Although I have made spaghetti before, I still couldn't remember the recipe so I asked helped from my mother. My mother helped me with dicing the onions and washing the meat, while I was responsible for doing the rest. Because of this, I believe I can remember how to make spaghetti now and would like to make it again in the future.
How does your recipe implement food waste strategies?
My recipe implements food waste strategies as it contains pasta. Pasta can prevent food wastage as it can last a very long time, approximately a year when uncooked. This means that I don't have to continuously waste pasta that has expired and throw it away.
Explain the issue of food wastage in Australia, including some statistics on the issue.
Food wastage is very bad in Australia as it can cause lots of environmental issues. This is because when materials such as plastic or metal are thrown into the environment, many animals can get tangled in them and die. Plastic and metal is also just toxic for the environment overall, especially since they are not produced naturally. Statistics show that 5 million tonnes of waste is thrown away and almost a third of people's bins are filled with food. In addition, food wastage is also very impactful for the people who do not have food to eat. This is because with so much food that is wasted, the people who can't afford food will not have access to those products when they come available. According to a statistic, approximately 5 million people including disadvantaged children suffer from a lack of food each year. Website: https://www.ozharvest.org/what-we-do/environment-facts/#:~:text=In%20Australia%3A,groceries%20per%20household%20each%20year.
Based on your findings, explain sustainable eating in your own words.
Sustainable eating is the process of eating foods that are beneficial for our bodies and nature. This includes eating food such as vegetables or fruits and buying products that do not use plastic or materials that are harmful for the environment. In addition, sustainable eating is not just about eating well but also limiting the amount of food you eat.
Provide three strategies your household can use to minimize food waste.
1. Eat foods that are healthy for me. These include vegetables or fruits. One of the things that I eat on a daily basis are healthy bananas and spinach.
2. Grow some of my own food. This is so that I can reduce the use of buying packaged products and throwing away waste that is bad for the environment.
3. Eat long lasting foods. Long lasting foods means that I do not have to waste products because they are expired. Long lasting products include pasta or canned goods.
Research a positive food wastage system or sustainability practice implemented around the world. For example, the no waste supermarket law in France.
According to Canada's Dietary Guidelines at https://themouthful.org/article-sustainable-dietary-guidelines, Canada has implemented a rule that their country should help eating sustainably by eating more vegetables and fruits rather than meat. This is because according to a study, the production of meat is actually responsible for the release of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is bad for the environment as it can contribute towards climate change and lead to issues such as an abnormality in temperatures across the world.
Rating:
4/5
Overall, I found this dish very delicious as it was quite meaty and saucy. It was also very well cooked and aesthetically appealing. However, I could potentially improve this dish more by adding more cheese. Although I just had a shortage of cheese, adding more of it could have possibly enhanced the taste of my dish.
400 G of diced Italian tomatoes, 500 G of beef mince, 3 cloves of minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of salt, 500 G of spaghetti pasta, 1 minced onion, 2 tablespoons of oil, shredded cheese, 500 G of garden vegetable spaghetti sauce and pepper.
Materials:
One cast iron pan, a ladle, a drainer, and a pot.
Recipe:
1. Put your pan on high heat and add oil. Meanwhile, fill a medium pot to 1.5 litres of water and sprinkle salt.
2. Once the pan is hot, add your minced garlic and onion and mix until light brown. Then, add your beef and cook until brown.
3. When water is boiling, separate the spaghetti into two pieces and put them into the pot. Cook for 12 minutes.
4. Once it had become brown and cooked, add the pepper, sauce and diced tomatoes and cook until simmered.
5. After 12 minutes, drain pasta and mix it in a container with butter. Then, combine your pasta with the sauce and enjoy. If you want, you can also add the shredded cheese on top to make it taste better.
Sensory Evaluation:
Taste: Salty, sweet, peppery
Texture: Soft, lumpy, smooth
Aroma: Fresh, meaty, sweet
Appearance: Slippery, saucy, cooked
Food Wastage
How does your recipe fit within the Australian guide to healthy eating?
My recipe fits within the Australian guide to healthy eating as it includes ingredients such as tomatoes, cheese and meat. Cheese and meat are very nutritious as they include lots of calcium and protein, which is very important for strengthening your bones and muscles. Tomatoes are also very healthy as they contain what's called antioxidant lycopene. Antioxidant lycopene is important for your body as they can reduce the risks of nasty diseases such as cancer.
How did you help during the cooking process?
Although I have made spaghetti before, I still couldn't remember the recipe so I asked helped from my mother. My mother helped me with dicing the onions and washing the meat, while I was responsible for doing the rest. Because of this, I believe I can remember how to make spaghetti now and would like to make it again in the future.
How does your recipe implement food waste strategies?
My recipe implements food waste strategies as it contains pasta. Pasta can prevent food wastage as it can last a very long time, approximately a year when uncooked. This means that I don't have to continuously waste pasta that has expired and throw it away.
Explain the issue of food wastage in Australia, including some statistics on the issue.
Food wastage is very bad in Australia as it can cause lots of environmental issues. This is because when materials such as plastic or metal are thrown into the environment, many animals can get tangled in them and die. Plastic and metal is also just toxic for the environment overall, especially since they are not produced naturally. Statistics show that 5 million tonnes of waste is thrown away and almost a third of people's bins are filled with food. In addition, food wastage is also very impactful for the people who do not have food to eat. This is because with so much food that is wasted, the people who can't afford food will not have access to those products when they come available. According to a statistic, approximately 5 million people including disadvantaged children suffer from a lack of food each year. Website: https://www.ozharvest.org/what-we-do/environment-facts/#:~:text=In%20Australia%3A,groceries%20per%20household%20each%20year.
Based on your findings, explain sustainable eating in your own words.
Sustainable eating is the process of eating foods that are beneficial for our bodies and nature. This includes eating food such as vegetables or fruits and buying products that do not use plastic or materials that are harmful for the environment. In addition, sustainable eating is not just about eating well but also limiting the amount of food you eat.
Provide three strategies your household can use to minimize food waste.
1. Eat foods that are healthy for me. These include vegetables or fruits. One of the things that I eat on a daily basis are healthy bananas and spinach.
2. Grow some of my own food. This is so that I can reduce the use of buying packaged products and throwing away waste that is bad for the environment.
3. Eat long lasting foods. Long lasting foods means that I do not have to waste products because they are expired. Long lasting products include pasta or canned goods.
Research a positive food wastage system or sustainability practice implemented around the world. For example, the no waste supermarket law in France.
According to Canada's Dietary Guidelines at https://themouthful.org/article-sustainable-dietary-guidelines, Canada has implemented a rule that their country should help eating sustainably by eating more vegetables and fruits rather than meat. This is because according to a study, the production of meat is actually responsible for the release of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is bad for the environment as it can contribute towards climate change and lead to issues such as an abnormality in temperatures across the world.
Rating:
4/5
Overall, I found this dish very delicious as it was quite meaty and saucy. It was also very well cooked and aesthetically appealing. However, I could potentially improve this dish more by adding more cheese. Although I just had a shortage of cheese, adding more of it could have possibly enhanced the taste of my dish.