In Conclusion

My time here in Normal, IL was short but I learned so much and made many friends. I was sad to go but excited to be able to use and apply everything I learned. Below is a compiled a list of everything I did.

• Ordering
• Inventory
• Menu Planning for allergies, celiacs, and halal (muslim) 
• Eating Disorder counseling sessions
• Weight loss counseling sessions
• Presented a lecture on intuitive eating and good nutrition
• Standardized recipes for the bakery
• Recipe testing
• Special Olympics
• Shadowed Unit Manager
• Shadowed Unit Chef
• Shadowed Lead Cook
• Interviewed everyone that worked with campus dining in the administrative building
• Shadowed a sanitarian during a sanitation inspection
• Experienced a small part of planning a and organizing kitchen layouts
• Attended marketing meetins
• Gained experience with CBORD
• Toured local farms
• Worked one-on-one with dietitian and executive chef
• Attended seminar on using local foods
• Met with representatives from US foods 
• Did write up for carbohydrates on ISU's website 
• Analyzed nutrition for Metcalf elementary school
• Sad in on job interviews for cooks/food service workers
• Planned a special event - Winter's Picnic
• Worked in Retail
• Attending a Labor union Meeting