Tips on Menu-Making

I got this article from one of my recipe books that I took with me from the Philippines. I bought this book from an Adventist friend way back then but I think these ideas are not outdated still.

Just in case you want to serve yourself and your family a healthy diet, take a look at the following list:

1. Use the Basic Six, also called Food Guide Pyramid, as your guide in making your menu.

2. Try to plan weekly menus. Avoid having the same menu on the same day of the week, week after week.

3. Make use of foods in season. They are fresh, wholesome and inexpensive.

4. Menus should be flexible to adjust to the availability of food supply.

5. For variety, serve foods which have good flavor combination and meals that catch the eye and appetite-stimulating.

6. Plan meals which allow precooking and use of left-overs.

7. Use perishable items first before using those which have longer keeping utilities.

8. Fried foods and rich pastries are hard to digest. They should not be served together in a meal.

9. Milk and fruit juices are more nutritious than and should be given to children instead of tea, coffee or soft drinks.