Cooking Methods
Nutritional Content of Fruits and Vegetables
Fun Facts About Cooking
Fruits and Vegetables
100

This cooking method involves dry heat and is commonly used for bread, cookies, and even baked salmon.

Baking

100

Fruits and vegetables are low in these three things, making them a healthy addition to your diet. sbuigdno

Fat, salt, and sugar

100

: This cooking method uses electromagnetic radiation to heat food.


microwave

100

What is the main difference between fruits and vegetables?


Fruits develop from flowers and contain seeds, while vegetables are other parts of the plant like roots, stems, and leaves.


200

This cooking method uses steam created from boiling water, but the food does not touch the water directly.

Steaming

200

These substances in fruits and vegetables, such as vitamin A, C, and E, help protect you from some diseases.

Antioxidants

200

This cooking method caramelizes food using dry heat from an open flame or oven, enhancing its flavor.


Roasting


200

Name three examples of fruits mentioned in the presentation.


 (Answers depend on Slide 4 content, such as apples, bananas, oranges).


300

This cooking method requires food to be fully submerged in water heated to 212 degrees.

Boiling

300

This nutrient found in fruits and vegetables can help you feel full longer and prevent overeating.

Dietary fiber

300

This method briefly scalds vegetables in boiling water or steam, followed by quick cooling in ice water.


Blanching


300

What nutrient in fruits and vegetables helps make you feel full longer?


Dietary fiber.


400

This French-named cooking technique involves tossing ingredients in a small amount of fat in a hot pan.

Sautéing 

400

Eating fruits and vegetables regularly can lower the risk of this type of diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes

400

When making bread, what is the term for the process of letting the dough rise before baking?


Proofing


500

Originating in China, this technique involves frying ingredients in very hot oil while constantly stirring or tossing in a wok.

Stir frying

500

The term for biologically active substances in fruits and vegetables that protect against diseases like cancer and cardiovascular disease.

hytochemicals