Nutrients
Name types of macro-nutrients
Proteins, Carbohydrates, Fat
Estimate time when people cooked for the first time in history of mankind. (+/- 100 thousand years )
The oldest evidence of cooking food dates back 1 million years.
Estimate how many vitamins&minerals must be obtained from diet.(+/- 5)
About 40 vitamins and minerals essential to life must be obtained from diet or supplementation because the body cannot synthesize enough to meet its needs.
What is the name of Spanish traditional meal containing rice?
Paella
Name at least three sources of proteins
Eggs, milk, meat-red&white, sea food, soya, nuts, seeds, beans, pulses
Name at least three healthy different sources of carbohydrates
The healthiest sources of carbohydrates—unprocessed or minimally processed whole grains, vegetables, fruits and beans
Name at least 6 different ways of cooking
frying, broiling/grilling, steaming, boiling, roasting, baking,stewing and barbecuing.
Which vitamin can a human body create ?
Vitamin D
What food was once used as currency?
Chocolate was used as currency in Mexico during 1900 B.C.
Name at least 3 different sources of unhealthy carbohydrates.
Unhealthier sources of carbohydrates include white bread, pastries, sodas, and other highly processed or refined foods.
Name at least three sources of fat
Oil, butter, seeds & nuts
Name the cooking method that is nutrient friendly.
Steaming food involves boiling water which vaporizes into steam and cooks the food. This form of cooking helps food maintain its nutrients better than other methods such as boiling.
Why do we need Magnesium?
Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in your body.
It’s involved in over 600 cellular reactions, from making DNA to helping your muscles contract
What plant liquid can be used as blood plasma.
In an emergency, coconut water can be used as a blood plasma. One case in the recent medical literature involved a man who had recently suffered a stroke - in the remote Solomon Islands and was discharged from hospital on day 39.
What is the role of fat in our diet?
- to keep healthy hormonal balance
- to provide healthy function of nerves and brain
- to melt vitamins A,D,E,K
- to source & store energy
What is the role of carbohydrates?
-basic source of energy
Which cooking method can have negative health consequences?
Especially deep smoking, frying & grilling food can increase cancer risks. Charred meat can damage DNA and genetic material and initiate mutations that can lead to cancer
Name elements and vitamins that can be found in red meat.
Iron, zinc & selenium.
B vitamins: B3, niacin, B6 and B12 - a vitamin which is not found naturally in foods of plant origin and is important for healthy red blood cells, growth and the production of energy.
What fruit can fight depression?
Eating bananas can help fight depression.
What is the role of proteins?
-basic building material for all the tissues
-to make enzymes, hormones, and other body chemicals
Apart from nutrients what is another essential element of healthy diet?
water
When did French cuisine, or fine dining start its history.
French cuisine, or fine dining, emerged after the French Revolution. After the conflict, chefs who had worked for the nobility lost their jobs, so they opened their own restaurants for the masses
Name at least two reasons why do we need vitamin C.
It is needed to form collagen, which is vital for the growth, health and repair of bones, tendons, cartilage and skin. Vitamin C also works as a potent antioxidant to prevent our bodies from cellular damage.
Plus, it increases the absorption of iron from food and helps to form enzymes that regulate a variety of processes in the body.
What is the most expensive spice in the world.
saffron
Apart from nutrients & water what is another essential element of a healthy diet?
fibre