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title: "Food & Cooking"
description: "8 topics in Design & Technology, in the order they build on each other."
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# Food & Cooking

8 topics in Design & Technology, in the order they build on each other.

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- [Where Food Comes From](https://lightmysky.com/learn/design-and-technology/where-food-comes-from-mt_HTJsTS1XzU): Where food comes from: which foods are grown, reared or caught (wheat, apples, milk, fish); how ingredients travel from farms and seas to shops; seasonality, and why some fruits and vegetables are only picked at certain times of year
- [Cooking and Food Preparation](https://lightmysky.com/learn/design-and-technology/cooking-and-food-preparation-mt_rEYrcOo7Vu): Prepare and cook mostly savoury dishes using a range of techniques: washing, peeling, chopping, mixing, boiling, frying and baking; follow a recipe in order, and know the hygiene and safety rules for handling food
- [Reading a Food Label](https://lightmysky.com/learn/design-and-technology/reading-a-food-label-mt_1oQ_cPb_-T): The back of a packet states what is in it, in order of how much, and what a portion gives you. Reading it is how a shopper compares two products that both claim to be healthy.
- [Why Food Goes Bad and How to Stop It](https://lightmysky.com/learn/design-and-technology/why-food-goes-bad-and-how-to-stop-it-mt_Nw5F4g18lY): Food spoils because microbes grow in it, and every preserving method is an attack on one of the things they need: warmth, water, air or time. Cooking, chilling, drying, salting and canning are the same idea applied differently.
- [Planning Meals for a Whole Week](https://lightmysky.com/learn/design-and-technology/planning-meals-for-a-whole-week-mt_T_GY879Oa7): Planning a week is a design problem with real constraints: what is in the cupboard, who is home, how long each evening allows, and what has to be used before it spoils. A plan that ignores any of those falls apart by Wednesday.
- [Cooking Methods That Carry Across Recipes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/design-and-technology/cooking-methods-that-carry-across-recipes-mt_-fGuaw1mON): There are only a few things heat can do to food, and every recipe is a combination of them. Someone who understands frying, boiling, roasting and baking as methods can cook without a recipe in front of them.
- [Feeding Yourself on a Budget](https://lightmysky.com/learn/design-and-technology/feeding-yourself-on-a-budget-mt_C1XoXVJlgA): Eating well on a fixed amount of money is a planning problem, not a willpower problem. Unit price, batch cooking, and what actually gets eaten before it spoils decide the outcome.
- [Processing, Packaging and Food Miles](https://lightmysky.com/learn/design-and-technology/processing-packaging-and-food-miles-mt_MOrYB3f7qg): Processing, packaging and transport affect a food's price, shelf life and environmental impact. Food miles measure distance, not the whole impact. Ultra-processed describes a classification based on ingredients and processing, not taste alone.