Nutrients/types of fruits and veggies.
Veggie produce info
Ripeness and storage
Cutting and storing produce
Cooking fruits and vegetables
100
Name three sources of vitamin C
Kiwi, strawberries, cantaloupe, cabbage, potatoes and citrus fruits.
100
What is an example of a tuber?
A potatoe
100
How should you store a fruit if you want it to ripen fast?
Put them in a brown paper bag at room temperature
100
How can you get more nutrients and fibre from fruits and vegetables?
Eat the skin that is edible
100
What vitamin can you loose when cooking fruits and vegetables?
Vitamin C
200
What type of weather gives you the best fruits for comsuming vitamin E?
Warm weather
200
When does produce become less expensive?
During its growing season.
200
True or False: Produce should be washed before you are ready to use it
False
200
What tool should you use if you want balls of soft-fleshed fruits?
A mellon baller
200
What is the healthiest way to cook a vegetable?
Steaming.
300
What are cruciferous vegetables?
They are vegatables that are in the cabbage family.
300
How can you tell if an item is damaged or spoiled?
When there is stains on the packages or an unpleasant smell.
300
What three fruits will ripen after harvest?
Apricots, avacados, bananas, kiwi, mangoes, nectarines, peaches and pears.
300
What is enzymatic browning?
A discoloration after fruits are cut which results from the fruits flesh to the air
300
When making a fruit sauce, is sugar added before or after it is finished cooking?
After
400
What is a casaba fruit?
A type of melon.
400
How long does high quality fruits and vegetables normally last?
A about a week in the refrigerator
400
What does washing fruits and vegetables before you use them do?
Gets rid of pesticide residue, dirt and pathogens
400
True or False? The majority of vegetables turn brown
False
400
What method of cooking fresh fruits allows them to keep their fresh fruit taste and shape?
Microwaving
500
What are two fruits that are often thought as vegetables?
Cucmbers, tomatoes and eggplants.
500
True or False: Seeds are high in carbohydrates
True
500
Whats a bad thing about buying convenience fruits and vegetables?
They can be high in sugar, sodium and are fairly expensive,
500
How can you avoid enzymatic browning?
By coating the fruits with some sort of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) as soon as they are cut.
500
When cooking apples, what can you do that will allow them to expand and not explode?
Peel them before cooking.
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