Kristen Culver Portfolio

director for an elementary school. I learned the importance of potion control and variety

in a school menu in order to meet a minimum of 1/3 the RDA for students, as well as

providing a menu that would appeal to a particular age group.

creating a menu for breakfast and lunch for three days. This assignment gave me a

chance to create a menu that I feel is healthy and appealing to a younger generation. It

allowed me to pick out foods that I enjoy to eat as well as provide a variety to choose

from in order to meet 1/3 of the RDA. In addition, this assignment helped me exercise

and improve my Microsoft Office Excel skills as well as my creativity for menu

development. This assignment also helped me understand how important portion control

is in a menu development.

of Nutrition and Food Science as a profession. The skills taught in this assignment are

critical for any professional field I choose to go into.