May 9 Blue
Responsible Pizza Project ReflectionIn this unit, I and my group
are assigned to design a pizza which is organic and healthy, and
making sure that the source of the food I eat are reliable and that
I know where it comes from. This unit started with us, students,
watching a movie called Food Inc.. This movie is about how the
products in the super market came to be. After watching the movie,
I and my group (Ann and Sasha) decided that we would make a pizza
which doesnt include any preservatives. We came up with the idea of
the Parma ham and Rocket pizza because we thought that it would be
such a good mix together. Our goal was to include non-preservatives
ingredients, all the ingredients must be fresh, the pizza must
include protein nutrients, it must have at least two kinds of
cheese and it must be healthy. However, we had we still had some
problems such as when we were find ingredients, it was quite hard
to find the ingredients without any preservatives, so we had to go
to many supermarkets to find the ingredients that doesnt include
any preservatives. But other than the problem, we worked very well
together. This is a photo of the final design and the pizza that we
cooked:
Ingredients used in the pizza: Ingredients to make the pizza
dough: Ingredients and explanation: 160ml of warm water we measured
160mL of tap water into a glass measuring cup, then microwaved the
water for 30 seconds to make it warm enough for the yeast to grow.
3.5 g of dried yeast yeast will help the pizza dough expand and
grow; but only if the other ingredients provides moisture,
warmness, sugar (food) and oxygen. Picture:
May 9 Blue
Responsible Pizza Project Reflection1 teaspoon of sugar By
adding sugar into the warm water, sugar will give yeast food, which
allows yeast to grow. 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Adding
olive oil to the mixture of yeast, water, and sugar will create
moisture to both the mixture, and the pizza dough when the
ingredients will be mixed together. 250 g of white bread flour or
pizza dough flour We used Farina pizza dough because it gives us
the crispy and soft texture of the pizza dough after it is baked,
and gives healthy and a great quality pizza.
1 teaspoon of salt By adding a teaspoon of salt to the pizza
flour, it will make the dough a little saltier, which makes it more
delicious and not too bland.
Specified Toppings (Extra): Ingredients and explanation: Parma
ham This Parma ham includes no preservatives. It is also imported
from Italy, which made us trust the quality of the ham. Prego
tomato paste We chose to use Prego tomato paste because the texture
of the taste in the paste was sweet, sour, and salty and the same
time. It is also made 100% from tomatoes, which is reliable and
healthy. Picture:
Kraft Mozzarella cheese Kraft is a well-known brand for tasty
and stretchy cheese, which is very perfect for making a pizza with
Kraft Mozzarella cheese.
May 9 Blue
Responsible Pizza Project Reflection
Olives We chose to buy fresh olives to make sure that there are
no preservatives included to make the olives expire slower than
usual.
Onions We bought fresh onions from the supermarket to make sure
that no preservatives are included.
Rocket leaves We picked out the rocket leaves from the salad bar
of the super market, which means that it is fresh and new every
day.
Oregano The Oregano leaves that we picked out are imported from
Italy, it has no preservatives included, as written on the
packaging of the leaves.
Mild Cheddar Cheese We bought the cheddar cheese as a big chunk
and we grated it ourselves. The cheese is still fresh and is newly
bought the day before making the pizza dough.
To make a healthy pizza, the ingredients included in the pizza
itself must be healthy too. Obviously ingredents which includes no
preservatives must be much more expensive than normal ingredients
that would expire slower than normal and has many substances in the
product that we dont want in our body. We have approximately came
up with the ideal cost of this pizza, which includes no
preservatives and only include fresh ingredients. The cost of all
the ingredients (the exact amount such as 1/3 etc.) that we used
are: Parma Ham (260 baht out of 260 baht) Tomato paste (113 baht
out of 150 baht) Mozzarella cheese (220 baht out of 220 baht)
Farina Pizza Flour (26 baht out of 80 baht) Yeast (8 baht out of 20
baht) Olives (60 baht out of 75 baht) Onions (3 baht out of 35
baht)
May 9 Blue
Responsible Pizza Project ReflectionSugar (3 baht) Salt (3 baht)
Oregano (3 baht out of 65 baht) Cheddar cheese (82 baht out of 110
baht) Olive oil (18 baht out of 450 baht) Rocket (35 baht out of 35
baht) . Total: 574 Baht I have learnt so many interesting facts and
techniques in this unit. First of all, the fact that amuses me the
most is corn is included in 90% of all supermarkets products, it
can be made into a syrup that is sweeter than sugar. I have learnt
how to properly bake such a delicious pizza and learnt how to
choose appropriate ingredients from the supermarket and to be aware
of what I am eating and if it would affect me in the future. Most
importantly, I learnt that the food that I ate everyday has been
processed into more than 50 steps before it comes to me. I used to
think that the chickens I eat are killed, then fertilized and then
put in a package to sell into a supermarket. But, no, the chickens
that I eat everyday was actually fed with hormones (and when I eat
the chicken, the hormones would also affect my body and how it
functions), and killed in herds and dragged off into a car, ready
to be process into more than 50 ways before it is packed, ready to
be sold in a supermarket. This strongly affects the way I choose
the food that I eat by making healthier choices and knowing where
the food comes from. The things that I have learnt from making a
pizza is how to knead a dough properly, how to knead the dough
properly, the tricks of getting th dough right (soft and crispy at
the same time), how to make the yeast grow, and basically how to
make a pizza! Ive never properly learn how to make a pizza before
and this is the first time I properly made a successful, delicious
and a healthy pizza by choosing the choices of food that includes
no preservatives and is very fresh. Relating this unit to the IB
Learner Profile and ATL Skills: Risk taker Finding a healthy
ingredient without preservatives, finding out the source of that
specific ingredient, and then making sure that it is from a
reliable source and that it doesnt include any preservatives.
Inquirer & Researh Researching more into the reliable sources
of the food in the supermarket and learning how to make a healthy
pizza. Knowledgable & Thinking skills Knowing which sources of
food is reliable and which isnt, knowing how to make a pizza and
remembering the recipe of the recipe by heart. Balanced
Experimenting with the taste of the pizza by adding toppings that
will go together well and wouldnt taste bad together and kneading
the pizza dough in just the right condition. We tried to make the
pizza dough in the most perfect condition; not too hard, not too
soft, just right. Principled Buying all the ingredients that does
not include preservatives and being to honest to ourselves and our
teammates to make sure that the product in the supermarket doesnt
include any preservatives. Caring & Self management Buying all
the ingredients on time so we dont disappoint our teammates and
looking further into how the food proccessed in the factory can
affect our body (caring about our body and choices).
May 9 Blue
Responsible Pizza Project Reflection Communicator Communicating
with our teammates and making sure that we all know what we are
aiming for and which ingredients we should buy. Open minded &
Social skills Sharing our ideas about how we should design the
pizza and letting other team members share their idea too.
Reflective Reflecting on the pizza that we made and listing out how
much a healthy, no preservatives, pizza really costs.
