Fruits
Vegetables
True/False
Terms
Nutrition
100

In 1893, the Supreme Court ruled that the _ must be considered a vegetable, even though, botanically, it is a fruit.

Tomato

100

This Vegetable comes in red, green, purple, and yellow.

Bell Pepper

100

Kale and cabbage — along with broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, collard greens, and kohlrabi, and several other vegetables — all come from the exact same plant species

True

100

Type of food that includes bread and pasta

Grains

100

Amount of calories a person typically needs in a day

2,000

200

The _ is not a nut, but in fact a member of the peach family

Almond

200

What is the best way to stop an onion from making you cry?

Use a sharp knife to cut the onion to reduce the amount of damage to the onion cells.

200

Rare cooked steaks are cooked to 140 degrees F

False, 125-130

200

To cook something from the top with extreme heat

Broil

200

The only non-animal natural source of vitamin D. 

Mushroom

300

This fruit contains more fat than any other fruit on earth

Avocado

300

The most expensive vegetable in the world

Hop Shoots – $426 per pound


300

American cheese is from America

False, The processed cheese that has become known as American cheese was first developed in Switzerland, not America, in 1911. 

300

Scalding vegetables in boiling water or steam for a short time.

Blanching

300

Considered the healthiest oil to cook with

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

400

This fruit's juice is slightly acidic and can actually be used to tenderize meat.

Pineapple

400

Celery is _ % water

95%

400

Humans have been successfully storing ice for over 1000 years.

True, A cuneiform tablet from c. 1780 BC records the construction of an icehouse by Zimri-Lim, the King of Mari

400

Ingredient in bread that lets it rise

Yeast

400

Considered the "other white meat" besides chicken

Pork

500

Apples, peaches, and raspberries are all members of the _ family.

Rose

500

The most calorie dense vegetable in the world

Peas - Peas contain 67 kilocalories (calories) per 100 grams which is around 200 grams with their shells.

500

You can drink too much water

True, Kidneys cannot excrete more than 0.8 to 1.0 liters per hour. Drinking more than this can be harmful. 

500

French term in cooking meaning  "having all your ingredients measured, cut, peeled, sliced, grated, etc. before you start cooking."

Mise en Place

500

The most unhealthy fast food sandwich (that I could find)

BK’s Double-Bacon King manages to surpass that mark with some calories to spare. At 1,040 calories, 1,900 milligrams of sodium, and a staggering 69 grams of total fat

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