Plating Foods Lesson for Culinary Arts and FACS – Food Plating Activities

Description

Are you looking for an engaging, no-prep lesson on food plating for your FACS or foods class? This Culinary Arts food plating lesson includes a slideshow about the different styles of food plating with videos about how to plate food, considerations when creating an appealing plate, garnishing, student notes, activities, and more!

This FACS resource is in both Google and PowerPoint for in-class, sub plans, or assigned homework!

What’s Included in this FACS food plating resource pack?

• PowerPoint and Google Slideshow on Food Plating including visuals
• Video included in slideshow showing different ways to plate food
• The 3 traditional plating styles- Traditional, Trio, and Linear
• The importance of color and appearance when plating food
• Garnishing definitions and examples
• Information about garnishing plates
• Guided notes to complete while they follow along in both PDF and Google to keep students engaged.
• Student questions to check for understanding in both PDF and Google that can be used as an assessment.

⭐ Check out our Food Plating Teaching Ideas Blog Post!

Standards:

Pro Start– Standard 22- Students will practice proper plating and garnishing techniques. Describe the guidelines for final presentation. Explain how and why garnish is used.

National Family and Consumer Science Standards:

8.5.12 Demonstrate professional plating, garnishing, and

food presentation techniques.

New York State Family and Consumer Science

ACT.2 Demonstrate advanced food preparation skills

ACT.2.3. Use food plating, styling, and garnishing techniques when serving food