Food Selection and Health
Carbohydrates provide fibre for the body. True or False.
What is a nutritionally modified food?
What is a food taboo?
A prohibition or ban agains eating particular foods.
Food miles can be defined as...
What are superfoods?
Foods packed with valuable nutrients with functional health benefits.
What are the six essential nutrients?
Protein, Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Minerals, Water, Lipids/Fats
Fill in the blank. Anaphylaxis results in an injection of _________ to treat the allergic reaction.
Adrenalin
Fill in the blank. Foods that have spiritual significance to cultural groups are referred to as __________.
Totems
Fill in the blanks. Halal products relates to how meats have been slaughtered in accordance with ___________ _____.
Islamic Law
Bush tucker or indigenous food refers to...
Any native flora or fauna used for culinary and/or medicinal purposes.
Mineral
Fill in the blanks. Coeliac Australia is an example of a ________ _______.
Support Network
Fill in the blank. Therapeutic diets are used in the treatments of ____________.
Diet-related disorders and health conditions.
Paying attention to what, why, how and when you are eating is called...
Mindful Eating
'Firestick Farming' refers to...
An aboriginal farming method where Aboriginal people would burn grasses to herd hunting animals into certain areas and promote grass shoots to attract prey for future hunting and encourage biodiversity.
Explain the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates?
Simple Carbohydrates (or sugars) are different types of sugars found in naturally in foods and often added to processed foods to add sweetness (e.g. fruits, honey, sugar cane, milk, malt).
Complex Carbohydrates (or starches) have longer structures and take longer to digest (e.g. grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes).
Sampling many courses of small portions of food that show off the chef's specialties refers to what type of menu?
(a) A la carte
(b) Degustation/tasting
(c) Du jour menu
(d) Cyclic
(b) Degustation/tasting
What is the difference between a food allergy and intolerance?
- A Food Allergy occurs when your immune system responds to a food it mistakenly believes is harmful.
- A Food intolerance occurs when nerve endings in different parts of the body become irritated.
Describe the meaning of value-added products.
What are five factors that affect Australian Food Habits?
- availability of food/technology
- cultural customs
- advertising
- religious taboos/requirements
- travel
- food nutritionWhat are the three main functions of proteins?
- To build and repair hard and soft body tissue (e.g. bones, teeth, muscle tissue, organs).
- Make enzymes, antibodies, hormones and haemoglobin required for body processes.
- Provide energy (17kJ) when all other energy sources are depleted.
What are the four principles of food preservation? (i.e. RACE)
Removal of air
Addition of Chemicals
Control of temperature
Elimination of Moisture
Fill in the blanks. Vegetarianism is an example of ________ _________.
lifestyle choices
Crop Rotation
What is the term used to describe the practice of eating insects.
Entomophagy