How can we achieve the satisfaction of planning, preparing and serving si!m- ple attractive food for spe- cial occasions? How can we select and buy nutritionally adequate meals away from home? How can we secure the highest nutritive value for every food dollar spent? Determine how some foods could be adapted to the needs of the pre-school child and a sick or convalescent patient in ones home. Make an organized list of foods to prepare these meals. List the Florida foods available in local markets according to season, and plan for and prepare these foods in class and at home. Plan menus for occasions when unexpected company may come. Discuss with the family the pos- sibility of providing an emer- gency shelf to be used in the quick preparation of such meals. Plan, prepare and serve food for special occasions at school. Plan, prepare and serve food for at least one meal for a spe- cial occasion at home. List actual breakfast and dinner menus for three days. Using menus from the local restau- rants and the school cafeteria, select luncheon menus which with the other two meals, will meet one's daily food require- ment. Set up luncheon trays, illustrat- ing menus planned above. Plan meals for one's family for one day. From stores and ad- vertisements secure prices and estimate cost of these.