Whole Grains
What are the three parts of a whole grain?
Bran, endosperm, germ
The technique where you keep your fingers curled in to avoid cutting yourself when using a knife.
What is bear claw?
How do you make a vinaigrette?
By mixing an oil and an acid.
What flavor boosters did we add to our vinaigrette today?
honey, paprika, garlic, salt, pepper, cilantro, cayenne
What is the three part message we first learned in nutrition?
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
What parts of the whole grain get lost when grains are processed and become refined?
The bran and the germ!
This knife skill is when you cut a fruit or vegetable into cubes.
Dicing.
What is an emulsion?
When two or more liquids that don't normally mix well, are forced to make one mixture.
Finish the statement: You can always add, but you can't ______.
Take away! So be careful not too add too much seasoning from the start and taste as you go.
We learned this key message when we discussed nutrition labels. (Hint: It has to do with reading the ingredients!)
Name 3 types of whole grains.
oatmeal, brown rice, quinoa, corn, whole wheat crackers and bread
This knife skill is when you cut herbs like garlic or ginger into very small pieces.
Mincing.
Name two types of acid and two types of oil.
Acids: cider vinger, red wine vinegar lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, lime juice
Oil: olive oil, coconut oil, vegetable oil, avocado oil
What other flavor boosters can be added to vinaigrettes other than the one's we used today?
Mustard, any kind of herbs dried or fresh, egg, honey.
We learned about 5 tricky techniques food companies use to sell foods to kids. Name at two of them.
5 techniques: Celebrities, claims, incentives/promotions, branding, special designs
Name 3 benefits of whole grains.
What technique did we use to mix salad dressing today?
Measuring ingredients into a mason jar and shaking it up to mix ingredients into an emulsion.
What are the three components of a salad dressing (vinaigrette)?
Acid, oil and flavor booster like herbs, mustard, honey, anything!
True or False: it is important to taste the food as you go in order to get good flavor.
True
Name a woah, slow and go food.