Food Groups
The food group that carrots, broccoli, and asparagus fall under
What are vegetables?
This vitamin helps with repair and growth of body tissues, helps improve iron absorption, and boosts immunity
What is Vitamin C?
This term means to cut up food into smaller pieces
What is to chop?
The number of pints in a gallon
What is 8?
Name one of the 9 major food allergens
What are milk, eggs, sesame, fish, soybeans, wheat, peanuts, treenuts, shellfish?
This food is a fungus but is often served as a vegetable
What are mushrooms?
The nutrient found in dairy products that helps strengthen our bones and teeth
What is calcium?
The term that describes thoroughly mixing two or more ingredients together
What is blending?
The temperature that chicken should be cooked to
What is 165 degrees Fahrenheit?
What are strawberries?
According to MyPlate, this is the amount of your plate that should be fruits and vegetables
What is one half?
Beta carotene is a red-orange pigment found in vegetables such as carrots, and the body converts it into this vitamin
What is Vitamin A?
This is the process of adding micronutrients to a food for the purpose of increasing the nutritional quality
What is fortification?
This very hot and often invisible gas is what forms when water is vaporized and helps to cook certain foods
What is steam?
This type of exercise involves resistance to work the muscles
What is strength training?
According to MyPlate, these are the two subgroups of grains
What are whole grains and refined grains?
This mineral helps regulate blood pressure and fluid balance (Hint: it is found in bananas)
What is potassium?
This is the transfer of an allergen protein from an allergenic food to a non-allergenic food
What is cross-contact?
This ingredient causes batter or dough to rise in the baking process
What is baking soda?
The name of the fifth taste: sweet, salty, bitter, sour, _____
What is umami (or savory)?
The food group that beans, meat, seafood, lentils, poultry, and nuts fall under
What is protein?
This mineral helps carry oxygen in the blood, supports muscles, and is found in red meat and chicken
What is iron?
The process of coating food in flour, egg, and flour again (or breadcrumbs)
This is the heat-treatment process that destroys pathogens in food or beverages such as milk
What is pasteurization?
The three things needed to start a fire
What are tinder, kindling, and fuel (wood)?