Go, Grow, Glow, & Pinggang Pinoy
Which food group provides our body with energy for daily activities?
Go Foods
What do we call a list of food and drinks to be served during a meal?
Menu
What practice involves keeping the body clean by washing hands with soap before preparing food?
Personal Hygiene
Banana peels and vegetable scraps can break down naturally. What type of waste are they?
Biodegradable waste
Which kitchen tool should you use to measure 250 mL of water accurately?
Liquid Measuring Cup
Which food group includes fruits and vegetables that provide vitamins and minerals to help keep the body healthy?
Glow Foods
Mila checks the ingredients and follows the step-by-step instructions for cooking chicken adobo. What is she using?
Liza uses the same unwashed cutting board for raw chicken and cucumber that will be eaten fresh. What food safety problem can occur?
Cross-contamination
What waste management practice means using fewer materials and avoiding unnecessary waste?
Reduce
Which measuring tool is best for measuring a small amount of vanilla extract, such as one teaspoon?
Measuring Spoon
What is the main nutrient of Grow Foods?
Protein
A family usually eats rice, a main dish, and vegetables for lunch. What concept describes the usual arrangement of food served for a meal?
Menu Pattern
Classify these hazards in order: a strand of hair in soup, detergent spilled near food, and harmful bacteria in improperly stored leftovers.
Physical, chemical, biological
Used syringes and discarded pesticides can harm people and the environment. What type of waste requires special handling and storage?
Dahlia needs one cup of flour. Which measuring tool should she use, and how should she measure the flour?
A dry measuring cup; fill it and level the flour
Elijah eats potato, pork liempo, and watermelon for lunch. Identify the Go, Grow, and Glow foods in his meal.
Potato – Go
Pork Liempo – Grow
Watermelon – Glow.
Dan writes down the dishes and drinks his family will serve at a birthday party. His sister writes the ingredients and preparation steps for each dish. What are they preparing, respectively?
A menu and recipes
A restaurant regularly cleans and sanitizes its kitchen, stores food correctly, and trains workers in safe food handling. Explain two ways these practices help the restaurant.
They help prevent contamination and foodborne illness, protect customers, maintain food quality, and build customer trust.
Instead of throwing away a clean glass jar, Mia uses it to store kitchen ingredients. What waste management practice is she applying?
Reuse
Why is a liquid measuring cup designed with measurement markings on the side and a pouring spout, while a dry measuring cup usually has a straight rim?
The liquid cup helps measure liquids at the correct level and pour them easily; the dry cup helps measure dry ingredients by filling and leveling them.
Khianna's lunch contains mostly rice and fried chicken, with no fruits or vegetables. Based on Pinggang Pinoy, what should she add or adjust to make her meal more balanced?
- Add fruits and vegetables
- Adjust portioning:
Go - 1/3 of the plate
Grow - 1/6 of the plate
Glow - 1/2 of the plate
Two families follow different menu patterns. One serves a heavy dinner, while the other serves a lighter meal. Give two factors that may explain this difference.
Any two of the following:
family needs, food budget, food availability, culture, preferences, or daily schedule.
What is the main difference between food safety and food hygiene?
Food safety covers practices that prevent foodborne illness, while food hygiene focuses on cleanliness practices that help prevent contamination and disease.
A family has leftover food, clean plastic bottles, and used batteries. How should they classify and handle each type of waste?
Leftover food =biodegradable waste bin
Plastic bottles = recycling bin
Used batteries = hazardous waste bin
Bea is preparing a cake. She measures flour using a liquid measuring cup, estimates the amount of baking powder with an ordinary eating spoon, and pours milk into a dry measuring cup. Identify two problems with her methods and explain how she should correct them.
Measure flour using a dry measuring cup and level it; measure baking powder using a measuring spoon; measure milk using a liquid measuring cup.