Food Pyramid
Cutting Vocabulary
Cooking Vocabulary
Misc. Vocabulary
Shopping Criteria
100
This type of food includes wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, and barley.
What are grains?
100
To cut a vegetable in big pieces.
What is to chop?
100
To heat a liquid until bubbles break continually on the surface.
What is to boil?
100
To mix ingredients with a circular motion until well blended.
What is to stir?
100
Larger food stores can lower this because they buy larger quantities of food products and serve more customers.
What is cost?
200
Eating this type of food is important because they provide vitamins and mineral and most are low in calories.
What are vegetables?
200
To cut food in small cubes of uniform size and shape.
What is to dice?
200
To cook in hot fat.
What is to fry?
200
To remove the peels from vegetables or fruit.
What is to peel?
200
If the food was grown or raised within 50 miles of where you live.
What is local?
300
These types of food provide nutrients vital for health, such as potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin C, and folate.
What are fruits?
300
To cut cut or chop food into extremely small pieces.
What is to dice?
300
Usually used generally to refer to grilling done outdoors or over an open charcoal or wood fire.
What is to barbecue?
300
To flavor and moisturizes pieces of meat by soaking them or brushing them with a liquid mixture.
What is to marinate?
300
Food that was grown/raised in a natural, healthy manner.
What is organic?
400
You should get 2-3 servings of this type of food per day.
What are dairy and protein?
400
To rub on a grater that separates the food in various sizes of bits or shreds.
What is to grate?
400
To cook by dry heat in an oven.
What is to bake?
400
Neither cool nor warm; approximately body temperature.
What is lukewarm?
400
If the workers who picked your fruits or vegetable were paid a FAIR wage.
What is fair trade?
500
You should try to minimize your intake of these types of food.
What are fats, oils, and sweets?
500
To cut vegetable, fruits, or cheeses into thin strips.
What is to julienne?
500
To cook on a grill under strong, direct heat.
What is to broil?
500
To mash foods until perfectly smooth.
What is to puree?
500
You think about this factor when considering how far the store is from where you live.
What is proximity?