Food Basics
The first thing to do when you are preparing food.
What is wash your hands?
The food group that includes apples, orange juice, and bananas. Whole ones provide more fiber than juice.
What is fruit?
Necessary to aid in digestion, aid cell growth, regulate body temperature. The average adult needs 8 glasses of this every day.
What is water?
When planning a week's menu, plan for these 3 meals every day, plus some healthy snacks.
What are breakfast, lunch, and dinner (or supper)?
A versatile, nutritious food that provides a complete protein and many other nutritional benefits; can be hard-boiled, fried, scrambled, or mixed into many baked goods.
What is an egg?
It includes ingredients and amounts, directions, temperatures and times for making a dish.
What is a recipe?
Can be categorized into dark leafy green and orange; dry beans and peas; and starchy. Try to eat 2 1/2 cups every day.
What are Vegetables?
A mineral that builds strong bones, prevents tooth decay...found in milk and leafy greens.
What is calcium?
Before going to the grocery store, make this.
What is a list? (plan)
What is milk?
Two ways to flavor food.
What are herbs and spices?
What is Dairy?
The body's main energy source, simple ones are found in sugars (fruit, milk...) and complex ones are often called starches. (Whole grain bread, dried beans...)
What are Carbohydrates?
When planning a meal, add color by adding this.
What are fruits, vegetables, or garnishes? (only one needed)
The edible tissue from animals such as cows, pigs, game animals; high in protein and minerals.
What is meat?
Each person's spot at the table, which includes plate, utensils, cup, glass, napkin.
What is the place setting?
Made from wheat, oats, cornmeal, rice... include items such as bread and crackers.
What are grains?
A helpful resource, laid out as a place setting divided into 5 food groups, making it simple to see what you should be eating every day.
What is My Plate?
A sweet treat at the end of a meal, like cake, brownies or ice cream. Do not plan to have one every meal.
What is dessert?
Domesticated birds bred for food, commonly chicken, Turkey, duck.
What is poultry?
After having this on a surface (counter or cutting board, for example), be sure to wash the surface well to prevent contamination.
What is raw meat?
Needed for cell growth, maintenance, and repair, these are found in meat, cheese, milk, eggs, dry beans.
An antioxidant which boosts the immune system...found in oranges and other citrus fruit. Deficiency leads to such things as scurvy.
What is vitamin C?
Budgeting means thinking about finances and these. (There are 2; name 1 of them)
What are time and energy?
Flavorful liquid, with vegetables, often meat, and herbs and spices, simmered together to make a delicious meal.
What is soup?