General Kitchen Knowledge
Exspectations 101
Policies/Procedures
Sanitation
Food Safety First
Healthcare Survival
100

There are 9 steps in proper handwashing procedures and it should take place for how long and what is the familiar song to sing associated with it. 

20 Seconds--Happy Birthday to You

100

This contains every employee's time, day's off, and what job they are to complete for the day?

What is The Schedule

100

Food can not bestored on the floor. How many inches should food be stored from the floor?

6 Inches

100

This involves physicallly removing dirt, dust, and other visible contaminants from a surface using methods like washing, scrubbing, or wiping. It does not eliminate germs but it reduces their numbers. 

What is cleaning.

100

How many allergens are recognized with the CDC?

What is 9.

100

What diet consists of soft foods that are easy to chew and swallow.  Bread must be served with margarine.  Meats are ground or chopped, based on resident tolerance.  The reference for this diet is the National Dysphagia Diet Level 3.

Mechanical Soft Diet

200

All hair must be worn under this for a male and female?

What is hair net and beard guard.

200

This is the policey for calling in and not reporting to work. 

What is call at least 2 hours in advance or asap. A text is not acceptable. 

200

All open containers must have this?

Received, open, and use by date.

200

List one of two ways to sanitize in a three compartment sink.

1) Soak equipment in water maintained at 171*F or higher for at least 30 seconds

2) Chemical Sanitizer -Chlorine 50 to 100ppm

Iodine 12.5 to 25 ppm

Quat 150-220 ppm

200

What does PPE stand for?

Personal Protective Equipment

200

Who is responsible for completing an individual's dietary assessment, providing knowledge on nutrition, food groups, and portion control; creating customized meal plans that cater to an individual's preferences, needs, and physician's order.  

The Registered Dietitian or Rosie Bernal

300

What does SDS stand for? Hint: Provides detailed information about the hazards associated with a specifice chemical or product.

Safety Data Sheets

300

This is what is considered a dietary uniform. Name at least three.

What is black pants and red shirt

Clean and ordor free

Slip resistant shoes

Hair net and/or beard gaurd

300

What is considered a diet ordered by a physician, practiciner or dietitian as part of treatment for a disease or clinical condition, to modify specific nutrients in the diet.

Therapeutic Diet

300

What are the 5 steps with the 3 compartment sinks.

Scrape and Sort 

Wash

Rinse

Sanitize

Air Dry


300

Breaks tasks into daily, weekly, and monthly time frames to promote food safety, hygiene, and overall operational efficiency to prevent the spread of foodbourne illness throughtout the kitchen.

What is cleaning schedules?

300

Team member is able to state at least 5 times to wash hands while at work.

1. Begining or Ending of shift.

2. After using the Bathroom.

3. Coughing, Sneezing, blowing nose, before and after breaks, before and after client contact.

4. Before and after glove use, before and after handling food, everytime you enter the kitchen.

5. Anytime hands are soiled from any articles.

400

All foods need 2 dates after products are opened.

What is date received and use by date

400

Who do we report to during employee illness protocol.

Infection Prevention and your supervisor

400

What should be kept closed and free of surrounding litter. Stored in a manner that is inaccessible to small animals or insects that are harmful, annoying and difficult to control. 

Garbage Dumpsters.

400

What is the process of reducing the number of germs on a clean surface to a level considered safe by public health standards. When certain agents are used to kill germs and bacteria. 

What is sanitizing

400

What does TCS stand for? Hint: Foods that are susceptible to rapid bacterial growth when held at room temperature. 

Time/Temperature Control for Safety

400

Foodborne illness comes in these three forms of hazards? Hint: harmful pathogens, harmful substances, and harmful fragments. 

Biological, Chemical, Physical

500

What are the three consistencies for liquids that are given to veterans with dysphagia? 

What is nectar, honey, and pudding

500

What is the chain of command for the Dietary Department

Food Operations Manager-Brenda

Food Prep Center Coordinator-Brandon

Cook II-Felita & Jasmin

Foodservice Workers

500

What are the formal rules and step by step instructions for our organization used to guide employee behavior, ensure legal compliance and run daily operations. Hint: It is found on the desk top of every computer in the facility.

What is Policy and Procedures.

500

What three three symptoms should be prohibited when working with food? Hint: When to call in at work when you work around food?

Fever, vomiting, and diarrhea

500

What is the Temperature Danger Zone?

40*F to 140*F (USDA)

41*F to 135*F (FDA/ServSafe) This is the one we will follow at BGVC

500

This diet follows the regular diet as much as possible, however, focuses on reducing all fats while incorporating foods rich in soluble fiber (10 to 25 grams), plant sterols, and omega-3 fatty acids to help lower LDL cholesterol levels.


Low Fat/Low Cholesterol Diet

600

What Book is a standarized evidence-based reference guide used in healthcare settings to define therapeutic diets and direct consistent nutritional care. Hint:We had an inservice to explain the book given by Brenda & Rosie and we used the plastic food items. 

What is a diet manual 

600

Who works closely with the Food Operation Director to help oversee clinical nutritional services; they implement person centered education programs, review and balance menus, lead Nutritional At Risk Programs, just to name a few things.    

Who is the Dietitian (Rosie)

600

What body temperature can you not report to work with?

100.4 *F

600

Using seperate cutting boards, utensils, plates/pans for raw and cooked prevents this?

What is cross contaimination

600

What are the 9 allergens?

Milk, Eggs, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Wheat, Soybeans, Fish, Shellfish, Sesame

600

What is appropriate footwear for foodservice workers?

Closed-tie, non-slip shoes