Sanitation and Safety
The branch of government that regulates food safety on the national level.
What is the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)?
Herbs, spices, vinegar and lemon juices are substitutions for this popular condiment.
What is salt?
Restaurant variation, cafeteria, buffet, spoken, preselect and table-side select.
What are the six types of selective menus?
People with this condition must have their foods chopped and/or pureed to aid in swallowing?
What is Dysphagia?
135 degrees Fahrenheit
What is minimum temperature to hold hot food for service?
Scientifically known as saccharin and sucralose, these are better known by their commercial names and colorful packaging.
What are Sweet n low and Splenda (sugar substitutes)?
These are the four "R's" one should follow when learning of a patient's food allergy: refer, review, remember and this.
What is respond?
This food causes 80% of all food allergy-related fatalities.
What are nuts?
40-140 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the temperature danger zone?
Standing for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, this meal plan emphasizes whole grains, poultry, fish, nuts to lower blood pressure.
What is the DASH diet?
While all is not present every time, this includes the following sections: title, category yield, portion size, ingredients, nutrition information.
What is a recipe?
It could be said that the different forms of this special diet include ovo-, lacto- and pescatarian.
What is vegetarian?
For dry goods: 50-70 degrees, refrigerated goods: 34-41 degrees, and frozen foods below 0 degrees Fahrenheit.
What are storage area temperature ranges?
Questions about food allergies, likes and dislikes, eating habits, weight changes, supplemental intake and energy levels help a CDM develop this.
What is a client's nutritional profile (or meal plan)?
Questionnaires provided in printed form, online, in person, over the telephone or through the mail.
What are the different ways to conduct a food satisfaction survey?
This is the best type of diet for losing weight.
What is a low-calorie diet?
Refrigeration, running cold water, cooking or microwave.
What are options for thawing frozen food?
People with diabetes must keep their intake of this nutrient low in order to maintain their blood sugar level.
What are carbohydrates?
Talking with clients, conducting surveys and observing plate waste.
How to gauge client acceptance of new recipes?
What is Celiac Disease?