Canada Food Guide
What year was the Canada Food Guide created?
1942
To remove excess liquid by placing food in a colander/strainer.
To drain
Rub food over a metal sheet with holes to get finer particles of the food.
What are the three main parts of a grain of wheat?
Endosperm, germ, and bran
Name four types of flour.
All Purpose
Bread
Cake
Pastry
Whole Wheat
Why was the Canada Food Guide created?
To provide a better diet for people during the war.
To cook in a liquid, usually water, in which rolling bubbles rise constantly and then break the surface.
To boil
To cook in a liquid, usually water, in which rolling bubbles rise constantly and then break the surface.
To simmer
How could wheat cause cancer and mental health issues according to Dr. Davis (author of Wheat Belly)?
Wheat = Carbs
Carbs = Make you fat
Fat = Illnesses that lead to cancer / poor body image
If Grandma Mary wanted to make brownies, muffins, pancakes, and cookies for Christmas... what type of flour would she use?
All Purpose
What percentage of your plate should be protein?
25%
To beat rapidly to incorporate air and make something light and fluffy. (Cream, eggs, etc)
To whip
To remove excess of a dry ingredient from a dry measuring cup or measuring spoons.
To level off
If Grandpa Tim wanted to make some pizza bagels for the football game on Sunday... what type of flour would he use?
Bread flour
Bread and cakes are structurally different. One needs high protein and low starch and the other requires low protein and high starch. Which one needs which structure to be successfully baked?
Bread needs high protein and low starch.
Cake needs high starch and low protein.
What percentage of your plate should be starch or grains?
25%
To set the oven to the desired cooking temperature in advance
To mix with an over-and-over motion using a whisk, fork, or mixer.
To beat
Why do we knead bread? (2 part answer)
To let the CO2 escape and to bring the ingredients back into one cohesive form.
What two types of wheat are LOW and WEAK protein with HIGH starch content?
Options are:
Hard, soft, red, white, spring, and winter
Soft and winter
What percentage of your plate should be fruits and vegetables?
50%
French phrase roughly translating to 'Everything in its place'
Mise en place
A folding, pressing, and turning motion using the heels of your hands.
To knead
What four types of wheat are HIGH and STRONG proteins with LOW starch content.
Options:
Hard, Soft, Red, White, Spring, Winter
Hard, Red, White, and Spring
If you were wanting to turn All Purpose Flour into Cake flour, what would you add to it?
Cornstarch