Unit 1 – Food Choices & The Importance of Food
This influence on food choices includes traditions, customs, and celebrations.
What is culture?
Washing your hands for at least 20 seconds is part of this essential practice.
What is handwashing?
This tool is used to measure dry ingredients like flour or sugar accurately.
What is a dry measuring cup?
This type of influence on food choices involves income, availability, and the cost of food.
What is economic influence?
This term refers to keeping harmful bacteria from spreading between foods.
What is cross-contamination?
When carrying a knife in the kitchen, always carry it like this.
What is with the blade pointed downward, held by your side?
Food choices are often impacted by this group of people, including family and friends.
What is social influence?
These are two key differences between cleaning and sanitizing.
What is cleaning removes dirt, and sanitizing reduces bacteria?
This piece of kitchen equipment is used to mix, whip, and knead dough.
What is a mixer?
New developments in this field have increased food choices, such as online grocery delivery and meal kit services.
What is food technology?
This is the term for the temperature range where bacteria grow most rapidly.
What is the Temperature Danger Zone (41°F-135°F)?
This is the equivalent of 1 tablespoon in teaspoons.
What is 3 teaspoons?
Recycling food packaging and reducing waste helps conserve these resources.
What are natural resources?
These three factors should be monitored to prevent time-temperature abuse.
What are cooking, cooling, and reheating?
Recipes are often scaled up or down based on this need.
What is yield adjustment?