Scratch Nutrition
Nutrition week 1 · Scratch Nutrition Lab · Evans High School

Module 6: The Science of Flavor & Function.

Nutrition week 1. A lecture on carbs, protein, and fat: what each one does in your body, and how to read a label. The next day, the Culinary Arts class takes it into the kitchen.

Lecture · Thu Apr 8

The Science of Flavor & Function

Carbs, protein, and fat: what each one does in your body, and how to read a label.

What we cover
1CarbohydratesYour Brain’s Favorite Fuel
2ProteinThe Glow-Up Nutrient
3FatThe Misunderstood Stabilizer
4Nutrition Label Literacy
In class

Label Dissection

Students compare the labels of three packaged foods they eat often: serving size, carbs, added sugar, protein, and sodium.

A question we ask

“Where did you first hear that carbs or fat were “bad”? Where did that idea come from?”

Culinary Arts lab · Fri Apr 9

Pasta

The next day in the kitchen, with the Evans Culinary Arts class.