Astronaut Menu – Robert Thirsk’s Menu
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Designed for: Grades K-8 For use by:
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Learning Styles: Classroom based
Resource Type: Document
Legend:
(B): Beverage
(FF): Fresh Food: These foods are neither processed nor artificially preserved. They are normally eaten fairly quickly so that they do not spoil during a space mission.
(I): Irradiated: Products that are cooked and packaged in flexible foil pouches and sterilized by ionizing radiation so they can be kept at room temperature.
(IM): Intermediate Moisture: Foods preserved by taking some water out of the product while leaving enough to maintain a soft texture. They can be eaten without any preparation.
(NF): Natural Form: These foods are ready to eat and are packaged in flexible pouches.
(R): Rehydratable: Water is removed from these foods by freeze-drying them. They are lightweight and easy to store. Water is then replaced in the foods before they are eaten.
(T): Thermostabilized: Foods that are heat processed so they can be stored at room temperature.
Meal Day 1Chicken w/ Corn & Black Beans (T) or | Meal Day 2Nut & Fruit Granola Bar (NF) or Yogurt Covered |
Meal Day 3Tuna Noodle (T) or Chicken w/ Peanut Sauce (T) | Meal Day 4Breakfast Sausage Links (I) |
Meal Day 5Beef Steak (I) | Meal Day 6Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) |
Meal Day 7Crawfish Etouffée (T) or Seafood Gumbo (T) | Meal Day 8Scrambled Eggs (R) |
Meal Day 9Shrimp Cocktail (R) | Meal Day 10Granola Bar (NF) |
Meal Day 11Lasagna w/ Meat (T) or Fiesta Chicken (T) | Meal Day 12Mexican Scrambled Eggs (R) |
Meal Day 13Chicken Fajitas (T) or Beef Fajitas (I) | Meal Day 14Sausage Pattie (R) |
Meal Day 15Sweet & Sour Chicken (R) or Sweet & Sour Pork (T) | Meal Day 16Vegetable Quiche (R) |