What has the Year 9 & 10 Food class been up to this term.
The class has been looking at ways to change biscuit recipes to make them healthier.
We first made Sante biscuits ( see the attached recipe). We then looked at different ways we could change this recipe to make them healthier by reducing the fat and sugar and also increasing the fibre.
The students all replaced the chocolate with dried apricots and used reduced fat butter and lite condensed milk.Then in groups the students changed another ingredient or two. Some added whole meal flour and others used rolled oats. At the end of the practical each group presented their biscuits and we marked them out of 10. We also sampled the original recipe at the same time.
The results were interesting the students voted Hannah and Eden's recipe the best, it scored 61/80. See the recipe below.
The students also used a computer programme to make Nutritional Information Panels (NIP) to compare the Sante biscuit and their new healthier version.
Here are how the numbers stacked up when comparing the original Sante biscuit to Hannah and Eden's healthier option.
NIP
Nutrition Information
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Servings per package:
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10.00
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Serving size:
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25.00
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g
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Biscuits
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Sante
per 100g
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Apricot
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Energy
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2160
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kJ
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1730
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kJ
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Protein
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5.0
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g
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4.8
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g
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Fat, total
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34.6
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g
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23.4
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g
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- saturated
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24.3
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g
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8.2
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g
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Carbohydrate
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45.3
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g
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43.0
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g
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- sugars
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22.7
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g
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24.4
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g
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Sodium
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392
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mg
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298
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mg
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By making a few changes to the recipe we have reduced the....
-Energy
-Fat and especially saturated fat (this is the fat that blocks our arteries)
-Sodium/Salt
-Although the table does not include a figure for fibre this also has increased due to the addition of wholemeal flour
-Interestingly the sugars have increased slightly in the Apricot biscuits when compared to the Sante biscuits this is due to the adding of dried apricots. However we have removed a "eat least food" ( chocolate) and replaced it with an "eat most food" (apricots)
Sante Biscuits
125g butter
4 T sugar
3 t condensed milk
¼ t vanilla essence
1 c flour
½ c coconut
1 t baking powder
3 T chocolate chips
Method
1. Turn oven to 180 C
2. Cream butter, sugar and condensed milk until fluffy.
3. Add vanilla essence and beat again.
4. Sift flour and baking powder.
5. Add coconut and chocolate chips, blend in.
6. Add the remaining dry ingredients and mix together well.
7. Roll into small balls. Place on a line or greased baking tray.
8. Flatten with a fork.
9. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Hannah & Eden's Yummy Apricot Biscuits
125g reduced fat butter butter
4 T sugar
3 t lite condensed milk
¼ t vanilla essence
1/2 c white flour
1/2 c wholemeal flour
½ c coconut
1 t baking powder
1/2 c dried apricots, chopped
Method
1. Turn oven to 180 C
2. Cream butter, sugar and condensed milk until fluffy.
3. Add vanilla essence and beat again.
4. Sift flour and baking powder.
5. Add coconut and apricots, blend in.
6. Add the remaining dry ingredients and mix together well.
7. Roll into small balls. Place on a line or greased baking tray.
8. Flatten with a fork.
9. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
