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Myth Moments

100

Myth or Fact: Fats function to help our heart health, help w/ meeting our energy needs, help w/ skin integrity, and help protect your body (help cell structure).

What is a Fact

200

Fact or Myth: This type of fat, which is solid at room temperature, is one you should never eat.

What is saturated fat, and this is a myth.

300

Myth or Fact: You should never eat the egg yolk, because it is high in cholesterol. 

What is Myth.  Egg yolk contains more vitamins/minerals than cholesterol, and should be eaten as a regular part of your daily diet.

400

Eating foods high in fat leads to weight gain.

What is myth?

Because fats function to keep you full and satisified, they actually prevent over eating

500

Myth or Fact: Eating saturated fat can be bad for your heart.

What is myth.  Eating Too Much may, but eating enough carbohydrates high in fiber can balance and is more effective.   

Food Science

100

This method of cooking was initially invented by the Ancient Egyptians, later used by the Greeks, and progressed all the way up to the Depression as a way to preserve foods, especially proteins.

What is frying?

200

Fat is used in cooking to create what Textures?

What is crispy or crunchy?

300

In a food item, like yogurt, when fat is reduced from 4% to lowfat or fat free, what two ingredients are increased?

What are sugar and sodium?

400

T or F: Plant based fats have different uses in our diet.  For example, some tolerate higher cooking temperatures and some are better on salads.

What is true.

As a bonus, does anyone know which plant- based oils are best to fry in?

500

Fat in a meal, helps us to feel what, after eating?

What is satisifed? Why? Because it adds crunch, and smoothness and so that aides to our senses and hormones letting us know we are full. 

Fat Exchange

100

Name 2 fats in your exchange

margarine

butter

oil

salad dressing

mayonnaise

sour cream cream cheese 

bacon. 

200

Which one doesn't belong

Bacon

Butter

Salad Dressing

Pasta

What is pasta. 

300

If you needed to complete 2 fats in your exchange, which ONE would NOT be a good choice?

Cream of Potato Soup

Vegetable Lasagna

Chicken Caesar Salad

Black Bean Burger

What is black bean burger?

400

Which food have you selected or eaten that has been a fat in your exchange that you have feared eating?

500

Chocolate milk contains as many fats exchanges as Hot chocolate, true or false?

What is false?

Bonus, How could you make more nourishing to contain some essential fat?

Fatty Matters

100

These fats are considered essential for us, and usually come from food.  Sometimes, your doctor may ask you to supplement.

What are omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids?

200

Dry eyes, itchy flakey skin, and bruises are a sign of what macronutrient deficiency?

What is Fatty Acid deficinecy?

300

Is it omega-3 or omega-6 fatty acid that is the only one that is essential to your body?

What is, omega 3 fatty acids found in flaxseeds, walnut seeds, and salmon and cod?

400

Multiple Choice:Fats help you to absorb which vitamins?

a) ABCD

b) Calcium and Magnesium

c) ADEK

What is C?

500

This oil is high in monounsaturated fats,and is an excellent source of Vitamin E too.

What is olive oil?

Fun with Fats Trivia

100

Avacados, a great source of fat, are a fruit or vegetable?

What  is fruit?

200

One Engineer spent this many years studying the crunchiness of chips?

a)12

b) 2

c) 6

What is 6.

300

What does EVOO stand for?

What is Extra Virgin Olive Oil?

400

Chicken Nuggets were created by a professor at what Ivy League School?

What is Cornell University?

500

Which country invented french fries?"

What is Belgium?

Bonus for 100, what condiment do people from belgium typically prefer to serve with their fries?