Proteins
Building and repairing tissues.
What is the function of protein in the body?
The process of cooking an egg in a skillet. Varying cooking time changes the doneness or type.
What is a fried egg?
The MyPlate recommendation for dairy (or dairy alternative) intake per day.
What is 3 cups of dairy per day?
(Dairy provides Vitamin D, Calcium, and Protein.)
What are vitamin transportation, energy reserves, skin health, and fullness?
Cooking food using the heat of water vapor.
What is steaming?
The building blocks of proteins, nine are essential for nutrition.
What are Amino Acids?
Most recipes use this size of eggs.
What are large eggs?
As milk is heated too quickly, it begins to coagulate and forms clumps.
What is curdling?
The "good" cholesterol that helps remove "bad" cholesterol from the bloodstream.
What are high-density lipoproteins (HDL Cholesterol)?
The internal temperature of safely cooked poultry.
What is 165°F?
A person who doesn't eat any animal protein, with the exception of eggs.
What is an Ovo-Vegetarian?
The two types of whites found inside an egg that surround the yolk.
What are the thick & thin albumen?
The percentage of milk fat in whole milk.
What is 3.25%?
Raises both the HDL & LDL Cholesterol levels in the bloodstream, also known as "bad" fats.
What are saturated fats?
The process of using eggs to combine water and oil together in products like mayo & salad dressing.
What is emulsification?
Combining two incomplete proteins to make a complete protein.
What are complementary proteins?
This part of the egg keeps everything intact inside.
What is the chalazae?
People with this dietary concern would want to replace their dairy with almond, oat, soy, and coconut milk.
What is lactose intolerance?
What are olive oil, avocados, peanuts, and canola oil?
Used as quick energy in the body. Fruit, milk, and candy sugar are examples.
What are simple carbohydrates?
A person who doesn't eat meat or poultry, but will eat eggs, dairy products, and fish.
What is a Pescatarian?
The ingredient function of eggs in foods like puddings & custards.
What is a "thickener"?
Milk fat molecules are broken down into uniform small particles.
What is homogenization?
Lowers both the HDL & LDL Cholesterol levels in the bloodstream. Essential fatty acids (Omega-3s) are this type of fat.
What are polyunsaturated fats?
The Temperature Danger Zone.
What is 41°F - 135°F