Course Competency #:
Comparing Snacks: Store-Bought vs. Homemade Snack Foods
Name & # _____________________________________ Period _______ Date ___________________
Thank you for participating in preparing your own homemade snacks. Today you will have the opportunity to taste your
culinary creations.
As you make your way around to the different tasting stations, think about the different flavors in each snack.
Please remember to use your tasting vocabulary to give dimension to your descriptions.
Snack #1: Boston Iced Tea
Descriptive vocabulary for the flavors you taste (4 terms for each food tasted) and/or how the
food looks
Store-Bought
Homemade
Rate each recipe from 1 – 10 with 1 being very undesirable to 10 being extremely delicious
Store-Bought: _________ Why? __________________________________________________
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Homemade: ________ Why? _________________________________________________
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Snack #2: Spiced Chickpea “Nuts”
Descriptive vocabulary for the flavors you taste (4 terms for each food tasted) and/or how the
food looks
Store-Bought
Homemade
Rate each recipe from 1 – 10 with 1 being very undesirable to 10 being extremely delicious
Store-Bought: _________ Why? __________________________________________________
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Homemade: ________ Why? _________________________________________________
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Snack #3: Pita Chips
Descriptive vocabulary for the flavors you taste (4 terms for each food tasted) and/or how the
food looks
Store-Bought
Homemade
Rate each recipe from 1 – 10 with 1 being very undesirable to 10 being extremely delicious
Store-Bought: _________ Why? __________________________________________________
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Homemade: ________ Why? _________________________________________________
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Snack #4: Red Pepper Hummus
Descriptive vocabulary for the flavors you taste (4 terms for each food tasted) and/or how the
food looks
Store-Bought
Homemade
Rate each recipe from 1 – 10 with 1 being very undesirable to 10 being extremely delicious
Store-Bought: _________ Why? __________________________________________________
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Homemade: ________ Why? _________________________________________________
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Snack #5: Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Descriptive vocabulary for the flavors you taste (4 terms for each food tasted) and/or how the
food looks
Store-Bought
Homemade
Rate each recipe from 1 – 10 with 1 being very undesirable to 10 being extremely delicious
Store-Bought: _________ Why? __________________________________________________
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Homemade: ________ Why? _________________________________________________
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