Spring

FeA

Tween Guide

to the Daily Life

Spring 2013

Surviving the Teenage Life!

Featuring: Goal

Setting, Ms.

Communication,

and a couple tasty

recipes!

Survival Guide to the

Kitchen

Goal Setting: One Generation

Back

Goal setting is a very important skill that

teenagers in early adolescence in to develop. So, I

interviewed my dad regarding his goal setting

abilities in his early adolescent stage, and got some

helpful tips on goal setting. He told me some of the

goals that he accomplished, as well as ones that he

couldn’t.

When my dad was my age, he “wanted to

work with computers, either as an end user, or a

programmer”. He also “wanted to be an architect”.

My dad is great with computers, but to be fair, my

dad isn’t any of those things. This is because he

found out that he wanted to be something else. But,

he did have more personal goals that he did

accomplish. He wanted to one, make the basketball

team, and two, do well in school. He acknowledged

that doing both these things would take a lot of

work, but he found a way to get both done. He and

his 3 best friends, Roger, Junior, and Sean, would

practice and practice basketball every day, and they

got better and better. Playing and practicing with

them always “kept them out of trouble”. And, as a

result of all his hard work, he and his friends all

made the basketball team. Also, he took his studies

very seriously, and put t hem before hobbies or

other personal things, which helped him stay on

track in terms of his grades. He didn’t do this all by

himself, though. As said earlier, he got help from his

friends, but also from his family.

But, as with everyone, he had an area of

missed opportunity. In high school, he “took a law

course that [he] didn’t do very well in”. To be more

exact, he got a 51%. He said that this grade wasn’t

anywhere near where he wanted it to be. My dad

said that he just couldn’t grasp the concepts, and

didn’t work very hard to fix that. In order to make

sure that he could understand the course more, he

should’ve made a “SMART Goal” in which he

incorporates studying more, and asking for help

from his peers and teachers. Also, he could’ve made

an hour-block schedule, helping him to study

different strands of the course at different set times.

My dad went through a lot in his early

adolescent stage. I asked him for some advice he

could give me regarding getting through this difficult

stage of growth. He said “Make realistic goals, and

do your best to achieve them”. He also said that my

current stage of development was easy; I just have

to have the right mind set. He said “Don’t make

goals that are set too high, so that you aren’t

disappointed when you can’t achieve them”. With

this nugget of knowledge that my father gave me, I

know that I need to set goals that I can actually

accomplish. I believe that by using my agenda every

day, I can effectively set goals that are possible to

complete. Also, my agenda will help me get

organized, and will then organize my SMART Goal,

too.

Although, with every goal comes obstacles.

Two obstacles that may get in the way of me using

my agenda to plan out future goals are forgetting my

agenda, and simply not caring to use it. Now, in

order to overcome these obstacles, I need to make it

a habit of always having my agenda on my person. I

know I can do this because if I put my agenda in my

binder, I would always have my agenda, (because I

always have my binder). Making a hour bock

schedule in my agenda would also have me always

flipping through my agenda, looking for the next task

I am scheduled to achieve.

I think that my goal setting abilities are

extremely similar to my dad’s own abilities when he

was my age; we are both good at goal setting. If we

put our minds to it, we’ll achieve our goals. My

SMART Goal helps accomplish the task of achieving

responsibility and independence. The goal does this

by helping me be responsible enough to create my

own schedule, and complete work efficiently. This

goal also helps me develop intellectually, because it

gives me the knowledge and understanding of

making smart “SMART Goals”. In the future, I can

use SMART goals to help me study, do better in gym,

help out around the house more, and even

something as small as getting to school on time.

Teen's illustrated survival guide to the kitchen

Being Safe, Measuring up, and Dishwashing, as well as a tasty and easy recipe!

Tristan Dyer

Turkey Chili

The turkey makes this chili lighter and less fatty than beef chili, but it still has plenty of flavor.

Prep time:

60 minutes

Ingredients:

1 tbsp. vegetable oil

1 medium onion, chopped

1 medium red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and diced into 1/2-inch pieces

1 medium green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and diced into 1/2-inch pieces

2 celery stalks, thinly sliced

1 lb. ground turkey

4 cloves of garlic, minced

1/4 c. mild chili powder

1 28-oz. can of crushed tomatoes

1 15-oz. can of pinto beans, drained

1 tsp. dried oregano

1 9-oz. box of frozen corn

Directions:

1. Heat a large pot over high heat and add the oil, spreading it so that it evenly coats the bottom of

the pot.

2. When the oil is hot, add the onion, red bell pepper, green pepper, celery, and turkey and cook,

stirring often, until the turkey has lost its pinkness and is cooked through - about 2 minutes.

3. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute.

4. Add the chili powder and cook, stirring continuously, for 1 minute.

5. Add the tomatoes, beans, oregano, and salt and stir well to combine.

6. Bring the chili to a boil, and then reduce the heat to low and simmer, partially covered, for 20

minutes, stirring occasionally.

7. Add the frozen corn, stir to combine, and cook 10 minutes more.

8. Serve.

Serves: 6

Serving size: 1 1/4 cups

Measuring dry ingredients:

- For sugar, flour, spices, etc,

use dry measuring cups

-Fill cup to slightly overflowing,

and then level it off with a

straight edge spatula, or the

straight edge of a knife.

Measuring liquid ingredients:

- For salsa, oil, milk, etc, use

liquid measuring cups

-Place cup on flat surface and

measure from eye level

Using measuring spoons:

-Measuring spoons can be used for dry,

solid, or liquid ingredients, in amounts

smaller than 1/4 C

-Use heaping and levelling method

found in the dry ingredients text box

Measuring fats:

-Use water displacement method - To measure 1 cup

of hard fat, put 2 cups of cold water into a 4 cup liquid

measure. Add cold fat until water level rises by 1 cup

Food - Just for fun - brainstorm

Food Lab Safety Collage

Report unsafe conditions to

teacher Keep a running clean-up going in the

kitchen

No bulky sleeves

Keep appliances away from counter

edge

Maximum 2 people around

the oven or stove at a time If grease catches fire, turn off

heat and pour baking soda onto

flame

sweep large pieces of glass and

place them into a paper bag. Use

a wet paper towel to pick up

smaller pieces.

Dishwashing

Wash dishes in order of:

1. Glassware 2. Cutlery 3. Dinnerware

4a. sharp

knives

5. Pots and Pans

4b. mixing bowls

Put dishes away in appropriate

locations

Measuring up Perfectly

Use dry measuring cups when

measuring dry ingredients such as

oats, sugar, or flour There are two ways to measure dry or

solid ingredients - levelled, or heaping

Use liquid measuring cups for

ingredients such as salsa, oil, and milk Measure from eye level

Use measuring spoons for small

amounts of solid, liquid, and dry

ingredients

Use water displacement method

when measuring fats such as butter

Work Cited

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Shepherd's Pie VI

Ingredients

4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon finely chopped onion

1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

salt and pepper to taste

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 pound lean ground beef

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups mixed vegetables

1 tablespoon ketchup

1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Prep. Time: 30min.

Cook Time: 20 min.

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash. Mix in butter, finely chopped onion and 1/4 cup shredded cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.)

3. Heat oil in a large frying pan. Add ground beef and cook until well browned. Pour off excess fat, then stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Add ketchup. Add mixed vegetables. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

4. Spread the ground beef mix in an even layer on the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Top with the mashed potato mixture and sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese.

5. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.

Meal Appeal with Shepherd’s Pie,

Featuring Menu Planning

Shepherd’s Pie is a layered casserole

with the meat, usually beef, on the bottom,

with mashed potatoes and melted cheese on

top. Most of the time, mixed vegetables are

made in with the ground beef. This meal is an

easy one to make for teens, and follows the

Canadian Food Guide carefully. This particular

Shepherd’s Pie recipe makes 6 servings. 4 large

potatoes mashed would convert to 1 serving of

potatoes per plate of food. The mixed

vegetables give you almost 1 serving per plate.

Also, you get a full serving of beef too. These

synchronizations with the Canada’s Food Guide

also make a great, tasty meal.

Not only does Shepherd’s Pie follow the

food guide, but also the FACTTS of Meal Appeal.

Not acquainted with the FACTTS? It stands for

Flavour Aroma, Colour, Texture, Temperature,

and Shape. The flavour of the seasoned beef

mixes with the various flavours of the

vegetables, as well as the tangy cheese and

somewhat bland potatoes. Its aroma is strong,

primarily it smells like the beef and mixed

vegetables. In terms of colours, Shepherd’s Pie

is very diverse. It has white potatoes, yellow

cheese, brown beef, and green, red, orange,

and yellow vegetables. All together, the

Shepherd’s Pie is supposed to be served fresh

out of the oven.