COOKING MERIT BADGE STUDENT GUIDE REQUIREMENTS 7A-7C
7. Plan a menu for three full days of meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) to be cooked at home.
7A. When preparing your menu, follow the nutritional guidelines set by the food pyramid. All meals are to be cooked or properly prepared.
SAMPLE HOME COOKING DAY ONE MENU
Bread/Grain Main Course Dairy Fruit Drink Dessert
English Scrambled BREAKFAST Muffin Cantaloupe Orange Juice Eggs w/Jam
Main Course Vegetable Fruit Drink Dessert
Celery with LUNCH Pasta Salad Pimento Banana Iced Tea Cheese
Soup/Salad Main Course Vegetable Vegetable Drink Dessert
Grilled Steamed Mashed DINNER Green Salad Milk Brownies Chicken Broccoli Potatoes
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SAMPLE HOME COOKING DAY TWO MENU
Bread/Grain Main Course Dairy Fruit Drink Dessert
BREAKFAST Pancakes Yogurt Cup Strawberries Milk
Main Course Vegetable Fruit Drink Dessert
Whole LUNCH Wheat Tuna Salad Cole Slaw Grapes Apple Juice Crackers
Soup/Salad Main Course Vegetable Vegetable Drink Dessert
Roasted Spinach Oatmeal DINNER Minestroné Baked Fish Iced Tea Cauliflower Casserole Cookies
SAMPLE HOME COOKING DAY THREE MENU
Bread/Grain Main Course Dairy Fruit Drink Dessert
Cheerios Turkey Cottage BREAKFAST Blueberries Grape Juice w/Milk Sausage Cheese
Main Course Vegetable Fruit Drink Dessert
Sourdough Steamed LUNCH Sauteed Fish Applesauce Lemonade Rolls Carrots
Soup/Salad Main Course Vegetable Vegetable Drink Dessert
Grilled Sauteed Yellow DINNER Caesar Salad Milk Carrot Cake Shrimp Mushrooms Squash
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7B. Using the menu planned for requirement 7, make a food list, showing cost and amount needed to feed yourself and at least one adult (parent, family member, guardian, or other responsible adult). SAMPLE HOME FOOD LIST FOR ONE SCOUT AND ONE ADULT
Food Item Amount Cost Food Item Amount Cost Food Item Amount Cost
English Muffins 1 ea 1 pkg 2.70 Complete Pancake Mix 1 box 2.50 Cheerios 3 oz 1 box 2.40
Margarine 2 tsp 1 tub 2.50 Syrup 1 bottle 1.60 Milk 8 oz ½ gal 0 Jam 2 tsp 1 Jar 1.40 Yogurt Cup 1 ea 2 ea 1.00 Turkey Saus. Links 2 oz 1 pkg 1.90 Eggs 2 ea 1 doz 2.60 Strawberries 3 oz 1 pt 2.60 Cottage Cheese 2 oz 1 pkg 1.90
Cantaloupe 3 oz 1 ea 2.50 2 Day Breakfast Milk 8 oz ½ gal 0 Fresh Blueberries 2 oz 1 pkg 3.00
Breakfast Day 1 Day Breakfast 3 Day Breakfast Orange Juice 8 oz 1 qt 2.60 Whole Wheat Crackers 1 pkg 1.20 Grape Juice 6 oz 1 qt 1.80
Curly Pasta 1 lb 1.20 Tuna fish 3 oz 1 can 2.20 Sourdough Rolls 1 ea 1 pkg 1.50
Ranch Dressing 1 qt 2.00 Low-fat Mayo 1 oz 1 jar 2.00 Cod Filet 3 oz 2 ea 3.40
Celery 3 oz 1 stalk 2.00 Sweet Relish 1 oz 1 jar .80 Lemon Pepper 1 can 0
Pimento Cheese 1 oz 6 oz 1.75 Celery 1 oz 1 stalk 0 Carrots 3oz 1 pkg 1.00 Lunch Day 3 Day Lunch Lunch Day 1 Day Lunch Banana 1 ea 2 ea .50 Cole Slaw 2 oz 1 pkg .60 Applesauce 2 oz 1 jar 1.70
Iced Tea 8 oz 1 pkg .90 2 Day Lunch Low-fat Mayo 1 oz 1 jar 0 Lemonade 8 oz 1 pkg .80 Iceberg Lettuce 3 oz 1 hd 1.00 Grapes 2 oz ea 4 oz .90 Romaine Lettuce 3 oz 1 hd 2.00 Italian Dressing 1 oz 1 pt 3.00 Apple Juice 6 oz 1 qt 1.20 Croutons 1 oz 1 pkg 1.60 Cut-Up Chicken ¼ ea ½ whole 2.75 Minestroné 8 oz 1 can 2.00 Romaine Dressing 1 qt 1.90
Lemon Pepper 1 can 1.20 Tilapia Filet 3 oz 2 ea 2.70 Raw shrimp 3 oz 6 oz 4.20
Broccoli 3 oz 1 hd .60 Lemon Pepper 1 can 0 Italian Dressing 1 oz 1 pt 0
Lemon 1 ea .40 Cauliflower 1 head 1.00 Button Mushrooms 3 oz 1 pt 2.00
Med. Potatoes 2 ea 1.35 Spinach 3 oz 1 pkg .60 Yellow Squash 3 oz 2 ea .60 Dinner Day 3 Day Dinner Dinner Day 1 Day Dinner Margarine 2Tbsp 1 tub 0 Parmesan Cheese 1 oz 1 pkg 1.20 Margarine 1 oz 1 tub 0
Salt & Pepper 1 ea 2.00 2 Day Dinner Sour Cream 2 oz 1 pkg .90 Onion 1 oz 1 med .40 Milk 8 oz ½ gal 2.20 Onion 1 med .40 Milk 8 oz ½ gal 0 Brownie Mix 1 pkg 3.00 Iced Tea 8 oz 1 pkg 0 Carrot Cake Mix 1 pkg 2.00 Eggs 2 ea 1 doz 0 Oatmeal Cookies 3 ea 1 pkg 1.00 Egg 1 ea 1 doz 0
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7C. Tell what utensils were needed to cook and serve these meals.
UTENSILS NEEDED TO COOK THE THREE SAMPLE HOME MEALS DAY ONE MEALS DAY TWO MEALS DAY THREE MEALS Breakfast Spoon to mix muffin batter Bowl and spoon to mix pancake batter Skillet to cook turkey sausage Muffin pan Skillet or griddle to cook pancakes Bowls for cereal Bowl and fork to scramble eggs Spatula to flip pancakes Knives/forks/spoons/plates/cups for eating Skillet to cook eggs Knives/forks/spoons/plates/cups for eating Kitchen knife to cut cantaloupe Knives/forks/spoons/plates/cups for eating Lunch Pot to cook pasta and tea Bowl and spoon to mix the tuna salad Pan to heat the rolls Colander to drain & rinse pasta Bowl and spoon to mix the cole slaw Pan to bake the fish Bowl to mix pasta ingredients Forks/plates/cups for eating Pot to steam the carrots Knife to cut celery & add pimento cheese Knives/forks/spoons/plates/cups for eating Forks/plates/cups for eating
Dinner Bowl to mix chicken & marinade Pot to heat the minestroné Bowl to marinate the shrimp Tongs for grilling chicken Bowl to mix chicken & marinade Skewers and tongs for grilling the shrimp Pot to steam broccoli Tongs for grilling chicken Pan to sauté the mushrooms Pot to boil potatos & to mash them Knife to cut up head of cauliflower Skillet to cook the squash Potato masher Bowl to marinate cauliflower Bowl and spoon to mix the cake mix Measuring cup for potato ingredients Pan to roast cauliflower Pan to bake the cake Bowl and fork to mix brownie mix Bowl to mix spinach casserole Spatula to ice the cake Pan to cook brownies Casserole dish to cook spinach casserole Knife to cut the cake Knife to cut brownies Spoons to serve cauliflower and spinach Knives/forks/spoons/plates/cups for eating Knives/forks/spoons/plates/cups for eating Forks/plates/cups for eating
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