Italy
What country is famous for foods like pizza, pasta, and gelato?
Italy
What Italian food is made from dough, tomato sauce, and usually cheese?
Pizza
Which food group should make up a large part of a healthy diet: fruits and vegetables, candy, or soda?
Fruits and vegetables
What should you always do before preparing food?
Wash your hands
I'm round, covered with sauce and cheese, and cooked in an oven. What am I?
Pizza
What is the capital city of Italy?
Rome
What food is usually made from wheat flour and can come in shapes like spaghetti, penne, and lasagna sheets?
Pasta
Bread, rice, pasta, and cereal belong to which food group?
Grains
What kitchen appliance did we use to cook our mini calzones?
Toaster oven
I'm made from milk, I'm often melted on pizza, and my name starts with an M. What am I?
Mozzarella
Italy is shaped somewhat like what piece of clothing?
A boot
What is the difference between a pizza and a calzone?
A calzone is folded/closed around its fillings, while a pizza is open.
Cheese, milk, and yogurt are examples of foods from which group?
Dairy
Why should you be careful around a hot oven?
It can cause burns
I'm a tomato-based sauce often used on pasta and pizza. What am I?
Marinara sauce
What sea surrounds much of Italy?
Mediterranean Sea
Which of these is traditionally an Italian food?
A. Sushi
B. Tacos
C. Risotto
D. Curry
C. Risotto
Why does your body need protein foods such as beans, eggs, meat, and fish?
Protein helps build and repair muscles and other body tissues.
You accidentally drop a spoon on the floor while cooking. Should you pick it up and immediately put it back into the food?
No. Get a clean utensil.
I'm an Italian dessert. I'm cold, creamy, and similar to ice cream. What am I?
Gelato
Italy is in Europe. If you traveled from Italy to another country by going north across the Alps, name one country you could reach
France, Switzerland, Austria, or Slovenia.
You're making a mini calzone. You have dough, mozzarella, pepperoni, and marinara sauce. What are two things you should do to prevent the filling from spilling out?
Leave room around the edges, fold and seal the dough, and/or crimp the edges with a fork.
Imagine you ate a meal of pizza, breadsticks, and a cookie, but no fruits or vegetables. What is one food group that is missing, and what could you add?
Fruits/vegetables; examples could include a salad, broccoli, carrots, fruit, etc.
You're making a calzone and put so much cheese and pepperoni inside that you can't fold the dough. What went wrong, and how could you fix it?
It was overfilled. Remove some filling and leave enough space to fold and seal the edges.
I'm thinking of an Italian meal. It has pasta, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and a side salad.
Name TWO food groups represented in this meal.
Grains, vegetables, dairy