Home Ec Class
For many years, Canadians learned healthy eating from this graphical guide that showed the food groups and the recommended daily servings of each.
What is Canada's Food Guide?
Canada's Food Guide was first introduced in 1942 to help Canadians maintain good nutrition during wartime. In 2019, it was redesigned from a food-group guide into the familiar plate model emphasizing vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and protein foods.
Unlike horizontal lines, vertical lines run in this direction.
What is up and down, or from top to bottom?
Vertical lines are perpendicular to horizontal lines, meaning they meet at a 90-degree angle.
Obtained from cocoa beans, this natural fat is used to make chocolate and is also found in some Nivea body lotions.
What is cocoa butter?
Since it melts close to body temperature, it has long been valued in skincare products such as moisturizers and lip balms.
This word for a meal between breakfast and lunch combines the words “breakfast” and “lunch.”
What is brunch?
The word “brunch” became popular in the late 1800s and is now enjoyed around the world as a relaxed mid-morning meal.
On the ice, this Winter Olympic sport features teams sliding stones toward a target while teammates sweep the ice in front of them.
What is curling?
Curling is sometimes called “chess on ice” because it requires strategy, teamwork, and careful planning.
A glass measuring cup is typically used to measure this type of ingredient.
What are liquids?
Dry ingredients are measured in metal or plastic flat-top measuring cups.
This visual line appears to separate the ocean from the sky.
What is the horizon?
The water doesn’t really meet the sky on the horizon; it’s an optical illusion. The beach is a great place to see the horizon unobscured.
The bitter Aztec drink called xocolatl (or chocolatl) was transformed into a sweeter beverage when sugar was added by these 16th-century European conquerors.
Who are the Spaniards?
Spanish explorers brought cocoa from Mesoamerica to Europe in the 1500s, where it was mixed with sugar and other flavourings to suit European tastes.
This cooking term means to beat an ingredient, such as cream, to add air and make it lighter.
What is whip?
Whipping cream traps tiny bubbles of air, which causes it to expand and become fluffy. The same technique is used to make whipped egg whites and other light foods.
In doubles or pairs, this sport combines jumps, spins, and choreography performed on ice.
What is figure skating?
Figure skating became one of the first winter sports included in the Olympic Games, appearing in the 1908 Summer Olympics before the first Winter Olympics were held in 1924.
To turn a roux into a classic béchamel sauce, add this ingredient gradually while whisking until smooth.
What is milk?
Both are basic French sauces and made with flour and a fat, usually butter. They have been incorporated into sauces and are the base of gravies, Alfredo, and cheese sauces.
White lines painted across a street at an intersection mark this area.
What is a crosswalk?
The lines indicate pedestrian walkways for crossing the street.
Originally referring to coffee from Yemen, this word later came to mean coffee flavoured with chocolate.
What is mocha?
The name mocha comes from the port of Al-Makha (Mocha), Yemen, which was once a major centre for exporting coffee.
This cooking term means to cook food using direct heat from above, often used for browning the top of dishes.
What is broiling?
Broiling is similar to grilling, but the heat source is usually above the food instead of below it.
Skaters race around an oval ice track wearing long-bladed skates in this activity that has been around since the Middle Ages!
What is speed skating?
Speed skating has roots in the Netherlands, where people skated on frozen canals.
This stitch, made by passing the needle in and out of the fabric, is often one of the first hand stitches beginners learn.
What is a running stitch?
A running stitch is one of the oldest and simplest sewing stitches and is still used for basting and gathering fabric.
This letter is made up of two diagonal lines that cross in the centre.
What is the letter X?
The alphabet comprises many letters that are formed solely of straight lines. Other letters are made of curved lines or a combination of straight and curved.
A recipe for chocolate-covered “turtles” does not call for reptiles; it calls for these nuts, often paired with caramel and chocolate.
What are pecans?
Chocolate turtles are named for their appearance: the caramel and pecans are arranged to resemble a turtle’s shell and legs.
This cooking term means to cut an ingredient into cubes that are larger than minced pieces.
What is dicing?
The cubes vary in size from 1/8 to 1/4 inch depending on the recipe.
Race down snow-covered slopes on skis while navigating a series of gates in this Winter Olympic event.
What is alpine skiing?
Alpine skiing has been part of the Winter Olympics since 1936. The sport includes events such as slalom, giant slalom, super-G, and downhill, each with different courses and challenges.
We learned that if a small grease fire started on the stove and no fire extinguisher was available, this common kitchen ingredient could help smother the flames.
What is baking soda?
Baking soda releases carbon dioxide when heated, which can help smother a small grease fire.
These lines remain the same distance apart and never cross; railroad tracks are a familiar example.
What are parallel lines?
The word “parallel” comes from a Greek word meaning “beside one another.”
Named for a German region where it originated, this rich chocolate cake features layers of chocolate, whipped cream, and cherries.
What is Black Forest cake?
It became popular around the world because of its delicious mix of chocolate and cherries. It is still one of Germany’s best-known desserts.
This cooking word means to cook food quickly in a small amount of oil over high heat.
What is sauté?
“Sauté” comes from a French word meaning “to jump,” describing how food moves around in a hot pan.
Athletes in this sport race down an icy track on a small sled while lying flat on their backs.
What is luge?
The word “luge” comes from a French word meaning “sled.” Luge is one of the fastest Winter Olympic sports, with athletes reaching very high speeds.