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Nutrients/Types of fruits and veg
Veggie produce info
Ripeness and storing
Cutting and storing produce
cooking fruits and veg pgs
100
Sodium and fat
What are fresh fruits and vegetables low in?
100
Carrots, Beets, and Turnips
What are 3 root vegetables?
100
Place them in a brown paper bag at room temerature
How do you make fruits ripen faster?
100
If edible eat the peals
How can you get more nutrients and fiber when eating a fruit or vegetable?
100
Vitamin C and other nutrients
When cooking vegetables and fruits what do they loose?
200
Strawberries, kiwifruit, cantaloupe, cabbage, and potatoes
What fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamin C
200
Celery
What is one stem vegetable?
200
In a cool, dark, dry place. Only buy what you can use at one time
Where should you store potatoes and onions?
200
Cover produce tightly with a plastic wrap, squeeze out as much air as possible, and refrigerate
If you don't plan on serving the produce immediately after you cut it what should you do?
200
The cooking of fruit in enough simmering liquid to cover it. The goal is to retain the shape of the fruit as it cooks.
What is poaching?
300
Beta Carotene
What does the body use to make vitamin A?
300
Spinach, Lettuce, And kale
What are 3 leafy vegetables?
300
Press very gently, ripe fruit will give slightly under pressure
How do you test for ripeness?
300
no
Can vegetables turn brown when they are cut?
300
-Plain, none fat yogurt -low-fat, fat free dressing -Butter flavoring
What are low fat flavor alternatives of -Sour cream -Mayonnaise -Butter
400
Cancer and heart disease
What do antioxidants in fruits and vegetables lower the risk of?
400
Corn, Beans, and peas
What are 3 vegetables that grow from seeds?
400
Added sugar, and high in sodium
What 2 things are often high in fruits and vegetables that is not healthy for you?
400
Coat fruits with some form of ascorbic acid. Also known as vitamin C
How can you avoid enzymatic browning?
400
Unpleasant olive green
What color can vegetables turn in overcooked?
500
Apple, apricots, nectarines, peaches, and warm weather
What are good sources of vitamin E?
500
Broccoli
What an example of a vegetable that includes flowers on the plant?
500
pesticide residue, dirt, and pathogeans
What does washing remove from vegetables and fruit?
500
After fruits are cut they turn dark. This is caused by a fruits flesh being exposed to the air.
What is enzymatic browning?
500
1. Keep vegetables and fruits in large pieces 2. Cooking methods that require little water 3. Serve with cooking liquid when possible
How can you minimize the loss of vitamin C when cooking?