2026 DSS P2 Q10

Secondary 4

10 marks

Green Delights Cafe allows customers to create their own healthy salad bowl where they choose:

1 base,
2 toppings,
1 main and
1 dressing.

GREEN DELIGHTS CAFÉ — Step 1: Choose Your Foundation Bowl

Bases (choose 1)

Ingredient	Energy (kcal)	Protein (g)	Sodium (mg)
Brown Rice	250	6.5	5
Romaine Lettuce	20	1.2	10
Quinoa	220	8	5
Soba Noodles	190	5.5	40

Toppings (choose 2)

Ingredient	Energy (kcal)	Protein (g)	Sodium (mg)
Hard-boiled Egg	70	6	60
Roasted Corn	65	2	5
Parmesan Cheese	40	3.5	150
Avocado Slices	120	1.5	5
Sunflower Seeds	80	2.5	2

Step 2: Add Your Main (choose 1)

Ingredient	Energy (kcal)	Protein (g)	Sodium (mg)
Grilled Salmon Fillet	130	22	90
Smoked Duck Slices	210	18	450
Teriyaki Chicken	160	20	380
Tofu Medley	110	9	20

Step 3: Finish with a Dressing (choose 1)

Ingredient	Energy (kcal)	Protein (g)	Sodium (mg)
Balsamic Vinaigrette	45	0.2	120
Creamy Caesar	160	1	310
Sesame Ginger	90	0.5	250
Honey Mustard	120	0.3	280

Karen selected romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese, sunflower seeds, smoked duck slices with creamy caesar dressing for her own salad bowl combination.
1. Calculate the total protein content in Karen’s choice of salad bowl.[1]
2. Calculate the amount of energy (in kcal) Karen will gain from her choice of salad bowl.[1]
Propose the ingredients to select for a healthy salad bowl that offers the lowest amount of sodium content possible.[2]

The cafe also offers a few specialty bowl combinations.

Specialty bowl	Ingredients
Salmon Delight Bowl	Brown Rice; Grilled Salmon Fillet; Parmesan Cheese; Avocado Slices; Creamy Caesar
High-Protein Quinoa Bowl	Quinoa; Teriyaki Chicken; Hard-boiled Egg; Hard-boiled Egg; Sunflower Seeds; Balsamic Vinaigrette
Tofu Soba Bowl	Soba Noodles; Tofu Medley; Roasted Corn; Roasted Corn; Avocado Slices; Sesame Ginger
The Signature Wellness Bowl (Chef’s Recommendation)	Brown Rice; Smoked Duck Slices; Hard-boiled Egg; Roasted Corn; Creamy Caesar. Curated for a balance of popular flavors and textures.

A dish that meets the following three key nutritional standards is awarded a “Healthy Choice Label” by the Health Promotion Board.
Nutritional category Standard requirement (per meal)
Energy Between 500 kcal and 700 kcal
Protein At least 25 g
Sodium No more than 600 mg
The cafe would like to obtain the “Healthy Choice Label” for its chef’s recommendation “Signature Wellness Bowl”. However, the chef commented that it did not meet the nutritional standards requirements.
Show that the chef’s comment is correct and state which requirement(s) are not met.
Suggest 1 replacement (either base, topping, main or dressing) to the combination so that it will meet all the nutritional standards requirements.
Support your answers with appropriate calculations.[6]

Nutritional category	Standard requirement (per meal)
Energy	Between 500 kcal and 700 kcal
Protein	At least 25 g
Sodium	No more than 600 mg

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Answer:(a) 26.2 g; 510 kcal. (b) Minimum sodium 152 mg; see ingredients. (c) Original 755 kcal,33.5 g,830 mg fails energy/sodium. Replace duck with salmon: 675 kcal,37.5 g,470 mg.

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