Which category does spinach belong to?
Leafy greens
The polyphenol lycopene is what color?
Red
Name a cutting technique that results in matchstick sized veggies.
Julienne cut.
What yellow starch is both a grain and a vegetable?
Corn! Rich in vitamin C, our old friends lutein and zeaxanthin, and fiber!
Cooking veggies makes them less nutritious.
False.
Cooking veggies might oxidize some nutrients, but it makes others more easily absorbed by the body. Cooking veggies also decreases their volume, which means a portion of cooked veggies is more nutritionally dense than a portion of raw veggies.
Name 2 plants in which the stem is consumed?
Asparagus, rhubarb, celery, and many more!
Name a plant that has anthocyanin.
Blueberries, eggplant, purple cabbage, many more!
What happens to the taste of a vegetable when the cooking method releases water? For example, when you roast broccoli instead of steaming it.
A cruciferous veggie that has had quite the glow up recently! It can be pizza, rice, mashed potatoes... you name it.
Cauliflower!
Antioxidants are free radical scavengers.
True.
Free radicals are unstable molecules that are produced during normal body processes. Left unchecked a free radical can damage cells. Antioxidants are able to stabilize free radicals.
"Pulses" are another name for which category?
Legumes
What antioxidants are important to eye health?
Lutein and zeaxanthin
What kind of chopping technique keeps the tip of the knife in constant contact with the cutting board?
Rock chop!
An edible stem that contains vitamin K, which is better absorbed when eaten with fat.
Celery!
Antioxidants are found in all fruits and veggies no matter how they are processed, preserved, or cooked.
True!
Squashes belong to which category?
Marrow
Lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, anthocyanin, and sulforphane are all examples of a__-_____s?
anti-oxidants
Name a dish that uses baton sized veggies.
Stew!
Baton sized veggies are left chunky.
A starchy vegetable rich in vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, and fiber (and delicious with butter/oil, salt, and pepper.)
White potatoes!
Cabbage, kale broccoli, and cauliflower are all the same plant.
True!
They are the same species, wild cabbage.
In both of these categories, the desirable part of the plant grows underground.
Allium and root.
Cruciferous veggies have sulforaphane. Name a part of the body that sulforphane helps to keep healthy?
Brain, heart, and immune system
What is blanching?
Quick dunk into boiling water, then straight into ice water to stop the cooking process.
Are frozen or canned veggies less nutritious that fresh veggies?
No! They are all nutritious
Lutein and zeaxanthin are found in leafy greens, but they are actually yellow/orange.
True.
The chlorophyll masks the yellow orange color.