Fruits and Vegetables are low in fat and sodium and have no cholesterol.
What are some benefits of eating fruits and vegetables?
100
Vegetables can come from many different edible plant parts. They are all vegetables, but they may also be stems, fruits or even flowers!
What is a vegetable?
100
Press very gently, ripe fruit will give slightly under the pressure. ( Don't press so hard that you damge the fruit.)
How do you test for ripeness?
100
Produce like potatoes and oranges.
What are some products that need to be peeled after wash?
100
One of the most important changes is not observable to the human eye. It is loss of vitamin C in other nutrients.
What are some effects of cooking fruits and vegetables?
200
Fruits and vegetables provide vitamin C and E.
What vitamins do fruits and vegetabkes provide?
200
Celery is a common stem vegetable.
What is a sten vegetable?
200
Apples, Berries, Grapefruit, Oranges, Pineapples and Tangerines.
Which fruits will not ripen after harvest?
200
Because it makes it easier to eat and also it is more eye appealing to younger crowds.
Why is cutting vegetables and fruits into little pieces good?
200
1)Keeping vegetables and fruits whole or in large pieces
2) Cooking them quickly using methods that require only a small amount of water.
How can you limit those losses?
300
The body usues this phytochemical- a health -promoting substance found in foods from plants - to make vitiman A. It is found in yellow or orange vegetables and fruits, as well as in cruciferous vergetables.
What is Beta Carotene?
300
Soinch, Lettuce and cooking greens such as kale and collards are leafy vegetables.
What are leave vegetables?
300
Apricots, Avocados, Bananas, Kiwifruit, Mangoes, Nectarines, Peaches and Pears.
Which fruits will ripen after harvest?
300
To avoid this you can coat the fruits with some form of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) as soon as they are cut. You could also buy the powder.
How can you prevent cut fruits from darkening?
300
Heat softens the cell walls, making vegatables such as green beans and winter squash, must be cooked to edible.
What is Texture?
400
Both are mostly mistaken for vegetables but both are actually fruits.
What does tomato's and cucumbers have in common?
400
It could indicate that the item is damaged or spoiled.
When fruits or vegetables have an unpleasent odor,what could that indicate?
400
For faster rippening, place them in a brown paper bag at room temperature. For slower rippening, place in the refridgeator.
How do you store unripe fruits?
400
If you were preparing fruit salad, how would you keep one fruit from darkening while you prepared the others? You need to know which fruits undergo ensymatic browning and at what rate?
How quickly do different fruits darken?
400
Vegetables can be simmered in a covered pan in a small amount of water. Be sure to use a pan made of stainless steel, enamel or glass.
What is Simmering?
500
It is when a fruit is ready to be harvested so therefore it is ripe and ready to be eaten.
What does the term Ripe fruit mean?
500
Seasonal Produce is a process by which only some fruits and vegetables can be produced, unlike like others which you have year round.
What is Seasonal Produce?
500
Never use detergent when washing produce. The produce can absorb the detergent, which can make people ill if it's swallowed.
What can you NOT do while washing fruits/ vegetables?
500
Some fruits turn dark after they are cut. This discoloration, which results from the exposure of a fruit's flesh to the air is called Enzymatic (EN-sih-mat-ik) browning.
What is Enzymatic browning?
500
Cooking fruits is a nice alternative for adding variety to your food choices. Cooked fruits can be served hot or chilled etc.