Question E

Justify your choices and explain why the items selected are suitable. (500 words from each partner individually on your blog)

Rice Pudding:

This recipe is suitable for a high tea, catering for someone who has osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes. This recipe is low fat and is rich in calcium. There is milk, rice, eggs, vanilla, sugar and cinnamon. Carbohydrates are one of the major food categories  in a type 2 diabetes diet. There are two types of carbohydrates; simple and complex. Simple carbohydrates are easily broken down providing quick and short energy. Complex carbohydrates provide a slow and steady release of energy as their break-down is slower. The complex carbohydrate in this recipe is the main ingredient; rice. The simple carbohydrates in this recipe include milk and sugar. This recipe is abundant in carbohydrates and has minimum amount of sugar and no butter. This recipe is ideal for a person with type 2 diabetes because it provides one of their main sources of energy and help keep their blood pressure low. For a person that is suffering with osteoporosis, this recipe provides the two main nutrients that someone needs too look after their bones, which are calcium and vitamin D. Rice, eggs and milk are a good source of calcium in this recipe. Calcium is essential for strong bones and teeth and an inadequate calcium intake accelerates bone loss and contributes to the development of osteoporosis. Eggs and milk are a good source of vitamin D in this recipe. Vitamin D is a key nutrient for people with osteoporosis because it allows them to absorb the calcium. Without this vitamin in your life chances of suffering with osteoporosis in you later life are increased. This recipe can also be divide into separate serving dishes of a small size so it is suited for a high tea. The dish looks classy as well as appetising once the cinnamon is sprinkled on top. 

Banana Cake:

This recipe is ideal for a high tea, catering for someone who has osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes because it complies with their diet needs and restrictions. For someone suffering with osteoporosis, this recipe contains the two ingredients key to the prevention of osteoporosis and to slow the process, which are calcium and vitamin D. The ingredients that are high in calcium include milk, banana, flour, eggs and cream cheese and the ingredients that are high in vitamin D include milk, butter and eggs. This recipe is suited for someone with type 2 diabetes because they have to watch their diets and stick to healthy food to prevent their blood pressure increasing. In this recipe there is minimum amount of butter and no sugar. This recipe is suitable to be served at a hight tea because once made then the cake can be cut into bight size pieces. The cream cheese frosting is also a nice contradiction to the banana cake especially sprinkled with the coconut. 

Apple & Custard Tarts: 

This recipe is well suited to be presented at a high tea because it caters for someone with osteoporosis and suffering with type 2 diabetes. Calcium and vitamin D are two nutrients that aid someone with osteoporosis and the almond meal, milk and the pastry all contain calcium. The milk in the recipe is a good source of vitamin D. This recipe is low in sugar and has no butter, which is perfect for a person with type 2 diabetes, trying to control their blood pressure. This recipe also contains one of the three main food categories that people with type 2 diabetes need in their diet, which is carbohydrates. The carbohydrates in this recipe include: custard powder, milk, apples and pastry. This recipe is already presented in a format that is ideal for a high tea but if the cook wanted to make the serving size smaller that would be possible with this recipe by using less pastry per tart and less filling. The final product is easy to make look appetizing because it looks freshly baked and once you pour the custard on top, it adds the finishing touch.