Fat Facts
True or false: Fat contains fewer calories per gram than sugar.
What is false! Fat takes more energy to burn than proteins or carbohydrates and therefore has more calories.
What is multiply it by TWO?
A cooking method that uses moist heat.
What is steaming (also boiling)?
Processed foods are high in this mineral needed to help your body maintain fluid balance.
What is sodium?
The first task when baking cookies.
What is preheat the oven?
True or False: Saturated fats are found only in animal products?
What is false? Palm kernels and coconuts also produce oils that are solid at room temperature.
Three main categories of nutrients found in food.
What are fats, proteins, and carbohydrates?
Soups are often cooked by this cooking method where food cooks slowly, over heat lower than is required to boil liquids.
What is simmering?
Double your winnings by naming three foods cooked by simmering!
Meat is unavailable. Not to worry! Name two sources of plant-derived protein.
What is tofu, tempeh, nuts, nut butter, or beans.
What takes longer to cook: a baked potato or boiled potatoes (for mashing)?
What is a baked potato?
Baked potato: 50-60 minutes (depends on size)
Boiled potatoes: 15-20 minutes
The main feature that allows you to tell saturated from unsaturated fats.
The only food component on a food label your body does not break down or absorb.
What is dietary fiber?
True or false: foods can be a vegetable and a source of starch.
What is true?
Bonus: Name three such vegetables to double your winnings!
What stays warmer longer after cooking: a casserole or pieces of meat?
What is a casserole: larger, compact quantities of food hold heat more than smaller pieces of meat. Cook the meat last or while the other dish is finishing!
Name one dietary source of cholesterol.
What is meat, liver, non-skim dairy products, eggs, shrimp.
The body's main source of energy for its cells, tissues, and organs.
What is glucose (from breaking down carbohydrates in the food)?
The difference between grilling and broiling.
What is the location of the heat? Under food for grilling, above food for broiling.
The percentage of your meal plate that should be fruits and vegetables.
What is about 50%?
You have a patrol with 4 people. This is the amount of bread you should take for a sandwich lunch.
What is eight slices.
Double the $: How many slices of bread in in most loaves?
What is: THERE ARE NONE. Cholesterol is only found in animal tissues.
Foods with "empty calories" generally have more ? and ? in them.
What is sugar and solid, or saturated, fat?
Four methods you could use to cook a pizza.
What is baking, microwaving, grilling, and Dutch oven?
What is at least half?
The temperature of properly cooked chicken.
What is 165 degrees.