HELE PROJECT for Second Quarter

One of the subjects that makes homeschooling exciting for me is HELE.  It is all about home economics and livelihood education.  Here, I learn many practical information that will surely benefit me in the future.

Last second quarter, my Mom asked me to prepare 2 recipes.  I had to research their ingredients and nutritional value. During the question and answer,  I had to defend my recipes as nutritious otherwise, it would affect my final grades in this subject.  Then I had to submit a copy of my project.  I decided to use Power point to apply what my Dad taught me about computers.

SPAGHETTINI LE ITALLANI

Ingredients: Spaghetti, olive oil, basil, bell pepper, garlic, salt and pepper

Boil water, add salt.

Add olive oil

Add pasta and continue stirring until it becomes Al-dente.  Drain water.

Heat olive oil

Saute garlic and bell pepper

Add cooked spaghetteni, Mix.  Season with salt, pepper and basil.

Finished product

Learning Achievement

I find this recipe simple and healthy because it uses: 

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•1. Olive oil which is rich in antioxidant that repairs cell membrane, monounsaturated fats, Vitamin E. 

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•2. Red bell pepper which contains high Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, folic acid, carotene and large amount of phyto-chemicals which proven to fight cancers.   (GROW group).
4. Salt contains mineral sodium chloride which regulates water which is called fluid balance.
5. Wheat contains niacin which uses protein; zinc for good skin and growth; riboflavin for good eye vision. (GO  group)

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HEALTHY CHICKEN BARBEQUE

Ingredients:  chicken breast, banana catsup,  soy sauce, olive oil, pepper, sugar.

nDo hand washing  and prepare ingredients.

nPre heat before putting the chicken in  the oven.

nMix soy sauce with ketchup.

nAdd sugar  and pepper to taste

nMarinate the chicken  for  at least 2 hours.

Put olive oil

nPut the chicken in the oven at 200 Celsius.

Finished product

nI consider this recipe healthy because it uses the breast part of the chicken without the skin.  Instead of using charcoal for grilling, I used the oven . I used olive oil to add flavor and it is healthier than the typical barbeque sauce. 

Chicken is rich in protein and phosphorus. 

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nThis belongs to Go group food.

A birthday celebration

Last October, I celebrated my 11th birthday.  Just like my past birthdays, no big celebration was done.  Though it is the usual routine in our family, I consider this as one of my great birthday celebrations because my family is finally complete.

We spent my special day in Riyadh zoo.  Funny to say, I was able to visit first the zoo here in Riyadh than our own zoo in Manila. 

Visiting Riyadh zoo is a worth one.  I discovered how Saudi people give importance to bonding time with their families. 

The space is very big.  You can actually bring food, look for a shaded place and have a picnic. There are lots of food stalls within the zoo so there's no problem in buying water in case you feel dehydrated. It is advisable to go early morning when the sun is not yet too hot.  You better bring caps, shades or umbrella for sun protection.

Bringing cameras is not prohibited inside. Just avoid taking pictures including Saudi women.  It is strictly prohibited to take pictures in any public areas here in Saudi.

There are some animals which I am already familiar with like:

TIGER

LION

GIRAFFE

                 

ZEBRA

There are more animals which I saw here for the first time like:

CAMEL

PORCUPINE

BAHOON

SWAN

AGOUTI

          

OSTRICH

WOLF

There are many animals from different groups that everyone can appreciate in this place.

The SR 10 entrance fee is reasonable enough  for you to see and discover the different animals in Riyadh zoo.

Aside from the animals, I enjoyed my day because I  was  with my loving parents who never forget to spend quality time with me.