Good Eats!

Happy weekend everyone!

Last night as I was unwinding in front of the telly after the hectic week, it suddenly struck me how one of my favourite shows on The Food Network can be used in teaching nutrition! 

Yes! Its Alton Brown's Good Eats!

In this episode, he is talking about bread making. He covers a vast amount of content especially in the food science aspect of bread-making. He talks about yeast, leaveners, and gluten structure before explaining the importance of kneading. He even includes details on the kind of ingredients that work best for breads, and the importance of certain temperatures and conditions in bread making.

Sounds like just another lecture to you? No way! Alton illustrates his explanations with life size models, characters and stories making complex concepts easy to comprehend and visualise. In between his segments, the screen flashes "fun facts" on the topic of the episode - in this case breads. 

I believe that this show is a useful resource in educating our students, especially the upper secondary level on food science and interactions during cooking. This is a gem of a resource because we all know how hard it is for them to grasp concepts they cannot see. He explains the importance of ingredients, the right equipment, the process and its importance, the effects on the final product, and the various ways simple ingredients can be used.

His episodes can be easily found on YouTube. Good Eats has been running for years now, and he has made episodes on possibly everything you can imagine!

Do take some time this weekend to watch an episode and I am sure you'll share my joy!

Azmira