Nutrition Basics
This nutrient contains the most energy per gram.
What is fat?
This percentage of the human body is water.
What is 50-75%?
This cooking method focuses on browning and crisp textures.
What is dry heat?
This egg function explains why beaten egg whites become light and airy.
What is Foaming?
This potato variety is best known for high starch and is ideal for baking and frying because it becomes fluffy.
What is a Russet?
This is the primary goal of fiber.
What is help move food through the digestive system?
These are functions of water in the human body.
What is regulate body temperature, transport nutrients and waste, and protects joints and organs?
This is heat transfer through direct contact.
What is conduction?
This property is responsible when combining eggs with oil.
What is emulsifying?
This grain is used for risotto because of its high starch and creamy texture.
What is arborio rice?
These are the building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids?
Name 2 examples of high fiber foods.
What are beans and whole grains?
This method uses vapor to cook food, preserving color and texture.
What is steaming?
This process is when heat causes proteins to change the egg from liquid to solid.
What is coagulating?
What is boiling, then shocking?
These are three good sources of complex carbohydrates.
What is whole wheat bread, pasta and brown rice.
What is tofu or eggs?
This is the difference between boiling and simmering in terms of the liquid.
What is boiling is rolling bubbles and simmering is gentle, small bubbles.
This is the correct standard for breading using the terms egg, crumbs and flour.
What is flour > egg > crumbs?
This starch is preferred for fruit pies to be glossy.
What is corn starch?
List four foods commonly referred to as super foods.
What is avocado, salmon, blueberries, or kale?
This vitamin is water soluable.
These are 3 ways heat transfers in cooking.
What is conduction, convection and radiation.
This thickening method involves cooking flour with a fat first.
What is a roux?
This grain is high in protein, glute-free and commonly used as a rice substitute.
What is quinoa?