Final Blog

Finally! Our project has come to an end. It was fun while it lasted. We enjoyed eating and cooking, so  my group and I came to a decision and named our MAD project "Making Healthier Choices." We had big things in mind. But with a small time frame we had to get cooking. We chose to make a difference in the lives of teenagers. Living a healthy lifestyle is a problem that caught our attention. We started off with our pre-survey. From our survey, we have learned that numerous teens of our generation doesn't spend time to help their parents in the kitchen or don't know how to cook at all. We had the right audience for our project. James, Matthew, and I thought of creating a 3 episode series of cooking tutorials. The foods we cooked was based on our survey. Our survey also asked to name 3 common ingredients found at home. On our first video of three, we made a tutorial on a salad. With common ingredients found at home such as lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and shrimp. We also added a small amount of ranch dressing. On our second video, we made an omelette. Eggs and ham are typical meals for breakfast. On our survey we had a lot of spam everywhere. Instead of using spam, we used ham. We had a finished product of a ham and cheese omelette. For our last video, we made a graham cake. It consisted layers of graham crackers, condensed milk, and bananas. We thought that making a dessert with a fruit would be interesting. We posted our videos separately on YouTube. If you haven't watched our videos or you want to try it, just search up Matthew Kapileo on YouTube.

I believe that our project was a success. We had a fair amount of views on our videos. We made a difference in their lives because now they know that it takes only a few minutes to make a simple and healthy meal. We didn't only want to change the lives of our audience, but to also inspire them to make a difference. If I were to do this again, I would continue to make videos and post it up on YouTube, because it is easier for people to access. If I were to do this again differently, it would be to try other complex meals, because sometimes the complex meals are the best meals. And I have the right group to do it again.

Live life to the fullest because life is short. Live healthy and eat healthy. Add some exercises to your diet and stay active.