Lunch Activity: Ground Beef
ANSWERS
“Up With Kids Child Care Center” has the following children enrolled:
1 - 2 years: 8
3 - 5 years: 22
6 -12 years: 16
The cook at this center plans to serve hamburgers at lunch today. She
buys ground beef with a lean-to-fat ratio of 85/15. Using your meal pattern
and your Food Buying Guide page for ground beef, do the calculation to
help her know how much she must purchase and serve to meet meal
pattern requirements.
Ages
# of Children
Serving Size
Total Oz. Required Per Age Grp
1 - 2 yrs.
_____8_____
____1 oz.___
____ 8 X 1 oz. = 8 oz.
____
3 – 5 yrs.
_____22____
____1.5 oz.__
___22 X 1.5 oz. = 33 oz.
____
6 – 12 yrs.
_____16____
_____2 oz.__
____ 16 X 2 oz. = 32 oz.
____
Total Oz. For All 3 Age Groups __________73 oz._____
_73_ (Total oz. for all age groups) divided by _12_ (1 oz. servings in a lb.) = _6.08_ lbs.
Round up to _6+ or 7 lbs.