FACS-Let's Eat (Baking)

Cereals can be classified into what two groups?

Cereal can be classified into two groups: prepared (ready-to-eat cereals) and cooked cereals.

What are two of the most common cooked cereals?

Cooked cereals such as cream of wheat and oatmeal can be cooked.

Why should you wait to add the salt just before you serve the vegetables?

Cooking vegetables in salted water tends to draw the vitamins out of the vegetables into the water.

Vegetables grown underground should be cooked ______________

Covered Uncovered

Artichokes, Broccoli, Cauliflower are in which category?

Flower Vegetables

Beans, Corn, Peas, Peppers, Cucumbers, Pumpkin, Green Beans, Squash, Okra, Tomatoes are in which category?

Seed Vegetables

What is the rule concerning when to rinse spaghetti and macaroni after it has been cooked?

Spaghetti and macaroni also need rinsing after they are cooked if they are to be used in a dish such as Italian spaghetti or macaroni salad where it is important that the pieces do not stick together.

Asparagus, Celery, Rhubarb are in which category?

Stem Vegetables

What are the most common grains used in cereals?

The most common grains used in cereals are wheat, oats, corn, and rice.

What is the most important characteristic of prepared cereals?

The prepared cereals which are nutritionally most desirable are those made from whole grains.

Beets, Potatoes, Carrots, Radishes, Onion, Sweet Potatoes, Parsnips are which category?

Root Vegetables

Cabbage, Lettuce, Chard, Parsley, Collards, Romaine, Curly Endive, Spinach, Escarole, Watercress, Kale, Various Greens are in which category?

Leafy Vegetables

How much pasta do you need to prepare for five people? Explain why such a small amount.

They will swell from two to four times during cooking, so that 1/2 pound of rice, macaroni, spaghetti or noodles is usually sufficient for serving five persons.

Why should you rinse rice before cooking?

This is done to remove the loose starch with which it is coated.

Vegetables are categorized by how they grow.

True

Vegetables grown above ground should be cooked ______________

Uncovered