Healthy Eating
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Food Safety
Steps to Eating Healthy
Healthy Alternatives
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True or False: Healthy eating cures diseases.
False, Healthy Eating reduces the risk of contracting diseases not cures them.
100

True or False: I test how sharp my knife is by  running my finger across it

False: Are you trying to cut your finger off?

100
How long should you wash your hands for before handling food?
20 seconds with warm water.
100
What is the most important meal of the day?
Breakfast
100

What is a healthy alternative for milk chocolate?

Dark chocolate 

200
Healthy eating is consuming the right amounts of food and types of food in order to maintain a _______ _______.
Healthy Lifestyle
200

Where can serving sizes be found?

On the nutrition label.

200
Safe eating means making sure that food is uncontaminated and clear of bacteria, _______ and _________.
Viruses and Parasites
200
What should you drink instead of sugary beverages?
WATER!!!!
200
What is a healthier alternative for sugary beverages like soda?
Water (you can also add lemon to give it more flavor)
300
Everyone should eat healthy because it reduces the risk of _______ ________.
Contracting Diseases
300

True or False: Do farm fresh eggs need to be refrigerated?

False: Unwashed farm fresh eggs have a special membrane on them that keeps them safe to eat if left on the counter for a week.

300
True or False: It is okay to defrost food at room temperature.
False: Never defrost at room temperature, defrost in refrigerator, cold water or in microwave on defrosting setting.
300
What are two foods that should be included in a healthy diet? (Hint: They go together)
Fruits and Vegetables
300
What can garlic, oregano, pepper, sage, tarragon, cinnamon, and other herbs and spices be healthier alternatives for?
Salt
400
Healthy eating does not mean having to go on a _____, it simply means incorporating healthy foods into what you eat
Diet
400

What type of knife do I use to cut small things like herbs or green onions?

What is a paring knife

400
List three perishable foods that you should seperate in the refrigerator and freezer.
raw meats, eggs, poultry etc. in refrigerator and/ or freezer.
400

True or False: Whole grains should be included in a person diet instead of refined grains.

True: Whole grains (ie. brown rice and quinoa) should be included in a person diet instead of refined grains (ie. white bread, and white rice)

400
What can Turkey be used as alternatives for? Give two examples.
1. Bacon 2. Beef
500

Name 3 diseases healthy eating helps prevent.

Obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, osteoporosis, and several types of cancer.

500

We put herbs in our eggs - which herb helps with digestion of food?

What is parsley?

500
At what temperature should you keep the refrigerator and freezer at? (hint: 2 answers in F)
Keep refrigerator at 40° or below and freezer at 0°F or below to reduce risk of food borne illness.
500

Salt has another naem what is it?

What is Sodium

500

What is an alternative for white bread? Why is it healthier for you?

Whole Wheat bread because white bread is bleached flour and enriched with high fructose corn sugar, while whole wheat bread is unprocessed and your body has to use energy to digest it.