The kids learned the difference between a caramel sauce and a butterscotch sauce. A caramel sauce is generally made with a cream base like heavy cream, where as a butterscotch is made with butter and sugar.
The kids where taught the difference between table salt and sea salt. Sea salt is produced through evaporation of ocean water or water from saltwater lakes, usually with little processing. Depending on the water source, this leaves behind certain trace minerals and elements. The minerals add flavor and color to sea salt, which also comes in a variety of coarseness levels. The kids were all given sea salt to taste. They all agreed it tasted like ocean water.
Table salt is typically mined from underground salt deposits. Table salt is more heavily processed to eliminate minerals and usually contains an additive to prevent clumping. Most table salt also has added iodine, an essential nutrient that helps maintain a healthy thyroid.
How to Set a Table
Place the main dinner plate so that it is centered with each chair.
Fold a napkin and place it to the left of the dinner plate.
Place the forks to the left of the plate, on top of the napkin. Place the forks from left to right in the order that they will be used. Smallest fork should be the furthest away from the plate on the outside. Align the forks with the bottom of the napkin.
Place the knife to the right of the plate, with the serrated side toward the plate. If using multiple knives, place them beside one another, with the first knife to be used on the outside.
Place the soup spoon to the right of the knife or knives.
Place the desert fork above the plate, perpendicular to the direction of the other utensils. The handle of the fork must be on the left side.
Place the desert spoon between the plate and desert fork, with the handle on the right side.
Place the glasses above the knives, in the order in which they will be used, from left to right.
Place your bread plate on the left side above the plate and to the left.
***To remember the proper sides to place the knife, fork and spoon, we told the kids to remember this easy reference and refer to the number of letters in each word. Knife and spoon both have five letters, as does the word "right." Fork has four letters, just like the word "left."***
Voila, the kids are ready to set the dinner table :)
Food Plate-We discussed food groups and healthy alternatives. We also went over what type of healthy substitutions can be used for butter and sugar.
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