What is the vitamin that helps our immune system fight off bacteria and potential infections?
What is Vitamin C?
100
What part of the plant collects light from the sun and converts this light into energy for the plant?
What are the leaves?
100
What position do we place our hand in when using a knife to cut any fruit or vegetable?
What is bear claw?
100
Name three animal products from a cow, not including beef.
What is milk, yogurt, cheese, ice cream, butter?
100
What fruit is local to NY and one a day keeps the doctor away?
What is an apple?
200
What is the recommended daily value for "total fat" for adult male and females?
What is 65 grams?
200
What part of the plant collects nutrients and water from the soil and transports the nutrients and water to the rest of the plant?
What are the roots?
200
What is the cooking technique in which you place vegetables in a pot with a small amount of water in the bottom?
What is steaming?
200
What is meat from a pig called? What is meat from a cow called? What is meat from a sheep called?
What is pork, beef and lamb?
200
Do bananas have to travel a long distance to the supermarket when we eat them in NY?
Yes.
300
Fiber helps our body break down the food we eat. What system does fiber regulate and help run smoothly?
What is digestive system?
300
Carrots and beets are what part of the plant?
What are the roots?
300
What is the difference between frying and sauteing vegetables in oil?
What is the amount of oil?
300
The fat from animal products is different from the fat from vegetable products. Animal fat is called ___________?
What is saturated fat?
300
When farmers decide to use no pesticides, herbicides or unnatural fertilizers, what type of farming are they practicing?
What is organic farming?
400
This vitamin helps our eyesight. It is found in orange-colored vegetables, like carrots. Which vitamin is it?
What is Vitamin A?
400
Green lettuce, kale, and collard greens are what part of the plant?
What are the leaves?
400
If I wanted to lower the amount of cholesterol in my egg and cheese sandwich, which part of the egg would I remove, when cracking my eggs?
What is the yolk?
400
Animal products are a great source of ___________, one of the four macro nutrients. ___________ helps our muscles stay strong. Nuts and beans are a great source of ___________, too. (All the same answer)
What is protein?
400
Is there corn in your coca-cola? If yes, what form is it in?
What is high fructose corn syrup?
500
When looking at a nutrition label, what 2 "nutrients" do we want to be less than 5% of our daily value?
What is sodium and sugar?
500
Are bell peppers, tomatoes and eggplants considered fruits or vegetables? What do they contain inside them that confirms our answer?
What are fruits and seeds?
500
When the heat in the oven comes from the top of the oven, you are ___________ your vegetables. When the heat comes from the bottom of the oven, you are ___________ your vegetables.
What is baking and broiling?
500
Saturated fats are ___________, allowing them to pack tightly together. Unsaturated fats are ___________, allowing for flexibility.
What are straight and bent?
500
Sugar that is already inside a fruit or vegetable, when that fruit or vegetable is still growing, is called ___________? Sugar that is added later on, to processed foods, etc., is called ___________?