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2) Product evaluation (evaluate the success of the product based on the product testing
result against the design specification)
include a mini fruit As seen in the top view of my meal, the use
platter of fruit is present in the meal (shown below)
include 2 side dishes The 2 side dishes of salad and fruit platter is
- the mini fruit platter, added as seen in the final product, as seen
and the mini salad in all three of the top, side and front view.
Though instead of a fruit platter, Ive only
used 1 fruit, I was still able to achieve my
overall goal as the meal is still balanced.
However, in the salad, I was able to
incorporate a large variety of vegetables in
which I believe were some of the most
commonly found vegetables in salads.
Fruits (apple) -
Firstly, I would definitely make the meal more convenient for my target audience.
This is will be accomplished by cutting the food into small pieces, thus making it easily
spooned by normal tablespoons. This improvement is mainly targeted towards to aesthetic
and convenience aspect of the meal, since the problem only occur to the egg placed on top
of the rice (mainly for aesthetic purposes). This can be improved by simply removing this as
a step from the meal, or scrambling the egg, hence making it in bitesize, more convenient for
my target audiences. However, solving the problem (increasing the convenience), will lead to
it weakening in the aesthetic aspect. Since the sunny side up is mainly used as a decoration
to the meal, removing it may affect the overall appearance of the meal as it may not stand
out as much from other meals.
Secondly, another improvement for the meal is based on the aesthetic aspect. This is
mainly based off of the appearance of the final product as I didn't follow my design
completely, this is mainly shown through the comparisons between the final design versus
the final product, generally in the 2 factors of proportion and placement. Proportion was seen
as an issue as some of the foods were either too big or small than what Ive expected, as a
result the total amount of vitamins and/or minerals absorbed in the meal may differ from
what I originally planned. Byy doing this, I can re-size the foods that were out of proportion.
For instance, is the side dishes were taking up more room than expected, I will dice the
lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes etc into smaller pieces in order to give the illusion that it
is smaller. On the other hand, as for placement, this was mainly referring to the places that
were switched between the two side dishes, the salad and the fruit. Although this doesnt
really create a significant impact towards the meal as a whole, I should have stuck to the
final design to ensure no mistakes were made.
The the creation of my school meal is mainly targeted towards the students, teachers
and staffs of VSA. Even though most school lunches from chartwell are based off of healthy
recipes, they often do not have an accurate portion of nutrients, for example, as seen from
my analyses of their school meals, they often have a lack of vegetables which is often found
as an important sources of many nutrients, including potassium, vitamin A, and vitamin C
and much more. As a result, Ive decided to create a healthy and balanced school meal.
Some of the benefits of eating as according to the food pyramid can lead to multiple benefits
as listed below.
Firstly, eating from the food pyramid, helps us increase our productivity. The nutrients
in foods are necessary to us since it carries out our bodys metabolism. This also make a
huge contribution into impacting our mental healthy. Carbohydrates is an energy source that
gives us most the energy that our body needs, which can assist in improving how we
function mentally, enabling us to think sharper, by that means, allowing us to think more
open mindedly. A main source of carbohydrates is through rice, which was one of the main
ingredients found in the school meal. This was proven from a study done back in 2012
published by Population Health Management, eating from an unhealthy diet will lead to
roughly a 66% increased risk of productivity loss.
Secondly, eating healthily and according to the food pyramid will also help us reduce
stress and anxiety. Since students and/or teachers often get stressed due to the increase of
workload. Studies have shown a strong correlation between eating habits and mental
well-being, they have shown that High-fiber, carbohydrate-rich foods, vegetables and fruits
has shown that most positive effects to stress. These foods, according to the food pyramid,
is categorized into the components of grains, vegetables and fruits, referring to my ingredient
list, these are where a majority of the foods fall into. It is scientifically proven that people who
eat according to a healthy diet has a decreased risk of suffering from mood disorders such
as depression.
Thirdly, having a healthy and balanced diet also leads with maintaining a healthy
weight, as well as improving our health. Obesity is one of the major issues from the result of
not having a balanced diet. This is also seen as a major risk factor as it increases the
chances of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease and more. This is mainly
caused by foods loaded with sugar and fats, therefore adding weight to your body,
weakening bones and making organs work harder. A study published by the British Medical
Journal back in 2014 discovered that the risk of developing any of the diseases mentioned
above can be prevented by eating at least five servings of fruit and vegetables per day.
Comparing this to my meal, it already had at least two to three servings, which already takes
up half of it.
In conclusion, the meal that I have created is able to achieve my goal of having it be
healthy and balanced, consisting of every component from the food pyramid. Overall, the
school meal has brought in multiple benefits to my target audience, even though a majority
of these mainly apply to us speaking from the long term, the meal is definitely a right in
ensuring that the students, teachers and staffs in VSA are eating as according to the food
pyramid and a healthy and balanced diet.