The Food Groups
These plant-based drinks and foods, like soy milk or almond yogurt, provide calcium and vitamin D for those who don't eat dairy.
What are Nondairy (or Plant-based) alternatives?
This small knife is used for peeling "skins" off fruits or doing detail work.
What is a Paring Knife?
This appliance uses a spinning blade at the bottom to liquefy fruits into smoothies.
What is a Blender?
To cook food in water that is hot enough to have large, breaking bubbles.
What is Boiling?
When selecting ingredients, you should never use cans that have these two physical defects.
What are badly dented or swollen cans?
These are often called the "building blocks" of the body; for Pathfinders, this includes beans, nuts, and eggs.
What is the Protein group?
The most versatile knife in the kitchen, used for slicing, dicing, and chopping.
What is a Chef’s Knife?
This "speedy" oven uses radiation to heat water molecules in food very quickly.
What is a Microwave?
To cook food in an oven using dry heat.
What is Baking?
This is the "Golden Rule" to follow if you see mold, weird discoloration, or a broken seal on a food package.
What is "If in doubt, toss it out"?
You should aim to make at least half of your plate these two food groups combined.
What are Fruits and Vegetables?
This knife has a "toothed" edge, making it perfect for cutting through crusty bread or soft tomatoes.
What is a Serrated (or Bread) Knife?
This appliance has interchangeable blades and is used for heavy-duty tasks like grating large amounts of cheese or making dough.
What is a Food Processor?
This method involves cooking food in a small amount of hot fat or oil; it is the least healthy method.
What is Frying?
Before you start cooking, and even if you leave the kitchen for just a moment, you must do this to your hands.
What is wash them thoroughly?
This group provides energy and includes bread, rice, and pasta—especially "whole" versions.
What are Grains?
When using a knife, you should use this hand position to keep your fingertips away from the blade.
What is "The Claw"?
This small appliance is used to brown slices of bread using dry heat.
What is a Toaster?
To cook food just below the boiling point, where small bubbles rise slowly to the surface.
What is Simmering?
To prevent hair or germs from getting into the food, these "unintended guests" must be kept away from the cooking area.
What are pets?
While not a "group" on the plate, these are needed in small amounts for health but should be limited if they are "solid" at room temperature.
What are Fats/Oils?
This tool isn't a knife, but it's used to keep your knives sharp and straight.
What is a Sharpening Steel (or Honing Rod)?
You should use this specific tool to check if meat or a casserole has reached a safe internal temperature
What is a Food Thermometer?
This "healthy" method uses the steam from boiling water to cook food without the food ever touching the water.
What is Steaming (or Waterless Cooking)?
Food-poisoning bacteria multiply quickly in the "Danger Zone," which is between these two temperatures.
What is $5^{\circ}C$ and $60^{\circ}C$?