Week four proved to be a very busy and exciting one yet again for Lizzy, Maggie, Kelly and Amanda. They experienced a pleathora of food service venues and had the opportunity to work with supervisors from a broad array of backgrounds.
Starting in the office on Monday, Maggie and Kelly completed the Nutrition Education board on Antioxidants. This will be on display this fall to inform students about the benefits antioxidants offer in decreasing free radicals and guide them in making healthier dietary choices.
Tuesday and Wednesday were early mornings for the interns, starting at 5:30 am at Food Stores. The first day, Lizzy and Kelly rode along with the delivery truck drivers and saw how food drop offs went. Meanwhile, Maggie and Amanda worked in the meat processing department. The next day, the girls switched so that each got to see the meat processing and also experience the delivery side of Food Stores. They also had the opportunity to sit in on a meeting with the buyers and ask questions about the process of distribution.
On Thursday, the girls had a great day running the Farmer's Market. Lizzy and Kelly prepared the meat and sandwiches while Maggie managed the slushies and Amanda ran the register. The slushie flavors this week were cucumber mango lime and watermelon lemonade. It has been fun changing them each week!
Friday and Saturday, Lizzy and Amanda worked in catering. On Friday, they prepared food for a banquet meal by plating entrees, making shrimp appetizers, and filling puffs with an egg variety and a different type with cooked apple and chocolate chips.
Saturday night, they catered a wedding at Purdue Memorial Union.
The reception had a beautiful ice sculpture made by chef Bruce, and was a great success. Lizzy worked in the kitchen in food preparation and getting everything on trays. Amanda helped the student event coordinator, served the head table and assisted with cake cutting.
The completion of this week marks halfway for Purdue's interns. They have learned so much this far and are really enjoying Layfette!
Hoping everyone has a great week :)
Lizzy, Maggie, Kelly and Amanda
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