Winter/Holiday
Holiday Foods
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Holiday Ingredient Swaps
What's in season?
100
Hanukkah is celebrated around the world for for how many days and nights?
What is eight
100
TRUE OR FALSE: When it comes to turkey, you can save half the calories by sticking to white meat instead of dark.
What is TRUE. White meat has half the calories (and a quarter of the fat) of dark meat with skin—so stick to white meat to save on calories…or to justify a second helping.
100
Name something you are grateful for this year.
What is whatever your grateful for
100
What can you use instead of full-fat sour cream in dips?
What is low-fat sour cream or greek yogurt
100
These (white) carrot look-alikes are packed with nutritional goodness. The long, pale, tapered root veggies are loaded with fiber, potassium, vitamin C, and folate. Like carrots, they have a slightly sweet, earthy flavor that goes well with nearly any winter soup, stew, or casserole.
What is parsnips
200
The popular Christmas song “Jingle Bells” was actually written for ____________.
What is Thanksgiving
200
This an English dish similar to bread pudding. Made from figs, bread crumbs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and milk, the pudding is baked, then topped with a scrumptious brandied hard sauce, custard icing, powdered sugar, or whipped cream.
What is Figgy pudding
200
What's your favorite winter flavor?
What is you pick!
200
What can you use to swap out oil or butter when baking with pre-boxed mixes (muffins, cakes, breads, etc.)?
What is unsweetened apple sauce or low fat yogurt
200
Dark winter days getting you down? Grab a handful of cheery citrus to last you until summer fruit season. These grow throughout the winter in warm climates. Before shipping food became so easy they were a popular gift to give during the holidays.
What is Oranges
300
Which state holds the record for most snow angels made simultaneously in one place?
What is North Dakota (Back in 2007 it was 8,962 people in North Dakota who plopped down in the snow to waggle their arms and legs to make snow angels.)
300
How many calories does 1/2 cup of store bought eggnog have? A) 95 B) 170 C) 200
What is B) 170 calories (half of them from fat), nearly 10 grams of fat, and over 70 mg of cholesterol.
300
What is one thing you are looking forward to in 2017?
What is you tell us!
300
What can you use instead of cream?
What is evaporated skim milk. It's the same consistency with a fraction of the fat. Evaporated milk tends to have a bit more sugar (only about 2 grams), but the major drop in fat content is well worth the switch. This substitute is an even swap, too (1 cup cream = 1 cup evaporated milk)!
300
These are sometimes called mini cabbages and have similar health benefits. They are considered a cruciferous vegetable and help to protect your DNA.
What is Brussel Sprouts
400
The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was: -128 degrees F -45 degrees F or -20 degrees F? The temperature was measured on Antarctica in 1983.
What is -128 degrees F
400
True or False cranberries are grown in water.
What is False Cranberries do not grow in water. They grow on low-running vines in sandy bogs and marshes. Because cranberries float, some bogs are flooded with water when the fruit is ready for harvest.
400
What is your favorite part about the winter season?
What is you tell us!
400
What can you use instead of eggs when baking?
What is chia seeds or flax meal Combining 1 tablespoon chia seeds with 1 cup of water left to sit for 15 minutes yields a perfect 1-to-1 egg substitute for baking. (But we probably wouldn't suggest subbing chia for butter and eggs in the same recipe!) Mix 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds (aka flax meal) with 3 tablespoons of warm water and whisk with a fork to combine. Now let it sit in the fridge for 5-10 minutes before subbing for 1 egg in any baked recipe. Voila!
400
These purple-and-white bulbs might look like potatoes, but they’re actually related to cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower.
What is Turnips
500
Are all snow storms considered a blizzard?
What is no. (A blizzard occurs when you can’t see for 1/4 mile. The winds are always 35 miles an hour or more. The storm must last at least 3 hours to be classed as a blizzard. If any of these conditions are less, it is only a snowstorm.)
500
Which country has the holiday tradition of eating 'Bûche de Noël' (cake filled and rolled to look like a log)?
What is France. In France it is traditionally served after the Christmas Eve midnight mass. We also call this the Yule Log. One of the most classic flavors is chesnut.
500
Where is or would be your favorite place to spend the holidays?
What is you say where!
500
You can use this instead of salt when baking or cooking.
What is lemon juice.
500
Ideal for flavoring anything from soup, to grain salads, to pasta, to meat, onions are a year-round kitchen all-star. These veggies are low in calories but surprisingly high in vitamin C and fiber. The oils found in onions can lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels and raise HDL (“good”) cholesterol
What is onions
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