What is food design?
Food design means planning and making a food product that is tasty, healthy, safe and nice to look at. Like any design, you follow the design process: understand what people want, gather ideas, choose a recipe, make it, taste-test it and improve it.
Key idea
A good food product should be tasty, healthy, safe and attractive.
Planning the food product
- Choose fresh, clean ingredients.
- Balance the meal with different food groups.
- Plan how to present it with nice colours and arrangement.
- Think about who will eat it and any allergies.
Food safety and hygiene
Hygiene keeps food safe. Always wash your hands before handling food, keep the work area clean, and store food at the right temperature. Handle knives and the stove carefully, and ask an adult for help with heat.
Example
A fruit cup uses washed, fresh fruit cut into small pieces and arranged by colour. It is tasty, healthy, easy to eat and looks bright and attractive.
Test and improve
After tasting your food product, ask friends what they think and improve the recipe or presentation next time.