Fruits & Vegetables

Fruits and Vegetables are:

- High in Vitamins, Minerals, and Fiber - Low in fat

Fat Soluble

A, D, E, K

How do you keep fruits from enzymatic browning?

Add absorbic acid or Vitamin C (lemon juice)

Blueberry, Strawberry, Cranberry, and Grape

Berries

Boiling Vegetables

Boil 1 inch of water, add veggies, cover pan, simmer until fork tender.

What can help ripen fruit faster?

Brown paper bags

Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks

Bulbs

What vegetables can be eaten raw?

Carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, cauliflower

Orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, kumquat, tangerine, ugli fruit

Citrus

Drupes

Contain a single seed or pit surrounded by an edible fleshy area

What are the signs of low Vitamin C?

Disease prevention, gums bleeding could mean your low of Vitamin C called scurvy

Peach, Nectarine, Apricot, Cherry, Plum (Prune)

Drupes

Citrus

Firm rind, pulpy flesh, Vitamin C

Broccoli, artichoke, cauliflower

Flower

Berries

Fragile, highly perishable with tiny seed

Peppers, tomato, cucumber, pumpkin

Fruits

Melons

Hard outer surface, smooth or netted skin

Pomes

Have smooth skin, fleshy, area covering a core

How can you retain nutrients on apples and potatoes?

Keep the skin on.

Explain two ways of minimizing nutrient loss when serving cut produce?

Keep the skin on. Coat them in lemon juice.

Lettuce, spinach, kale, cabbage

Leaves

The in season price is lower or higher?

Lower

Cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, muskmelon, casaba

Melons

Why should you avoid soaking produce in water?

Nutrients and flavor float away

Only plants contain what? How does the body use it?

Only plants contain Beta Carotene. The body uses it to make Vitamin A - Comes from dark green and orange veggies

Apples, pears, kiwi, quince

Pomes

Which veggies should you not store in a fridge?

Potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, Keep them in a cool dark place.

What is ripe fruit like?

Ripe fruit is soft and smells like the fruit (strong aroma). Mature fruit has reached its full size and color but is till firm.

Carrots, beets, turnips, rutabaga, radish

Roots

Peas, corn, and beans

Seeds

How does cooking veg. effect the texture?

Soften the cells and makes easier to digest

Which fruits and veggies are in season in Fall?

Squash, pumpkin, apples

Celery, asparagus, Swiss chard, rhubarb

Stems

How should most fresh produce be stored?

Store them in a fridge and do not wash them until you are ready to use.

Which fruits and veggies are in season in Spring?

Strawberries, asparagus, lettuce, spinach

How are vegetables classified?

They are classified by the part of the plant that is consumed.

Why are seeds high in carbohydrates and other nutrients?

They are high in carbs and nutrients because they are the part of the plant from which new plants grow.

Banana, pineapple, avocado, dates, figs, mango, papaya, pomegranates

Tropical

Potato, sweet potato, yams

Tubers

Tropical

Various fruits grown in a very warm climate

Water Soluble

Vitamin B & C

Which Vitamins is in kiwi, cabbage, potatoes, and strawberries?

Vitamin C

Baking Vegetables

Wash thoroughly and bake in their own skins. Potatoes you may wrap in foil or just place in the oven.

How does cooking veg. effect the color?

Will retain pleasing color if done correctly. Turns olive green if bad, from chlorophyll.

Which does not belong? What is the name of the group? grapefruit, tangerines, oranges, apples

apples citrus fruit

Which does not belong? What is the name of the group? beets, carrots, asparagus, turnips

asparagus root vegetables

Which does not belong? What is the name of the group? cabbage, onions, potatoes, yams

cabbage stored at room temperature

Which does not belong? What is the name of the group? calabaza, cherries, peaches, plums

calabaza drupes

Which does not belong? What is the name of the group? onions, garlic, carrots, scallions

carrots bulb vegetables

Which does not belong? What is the name of the group? cucumbers, celery, eggplant, tomatoes

celery "fruit" vegetables

Which does not belong? What is the name of the group? potatoes, yams, celery, sweet potatoes

celery tubers

French Fry Vegetables

fry in oil, may use a deep fat fryer. Some veg. may be dipped in batter before frying - onion rings. Most unhealthy way to prepare veg.

Tubers

grown on surface of the ground

Roots

grown underground

How does cooking veg. effect the flavor?

heat releases flavor making it more noticeable

Which does not belong? What is the name of the group? cantaloupe, casaba, iceberg, honeydew

iceberg melons

Stir Fry Vegetables

in 1-2 tbsp of oil in a skillet or wok

Which does not belong? What is the name of the group? lettuce, spinach, kiwi, collards

kiwk leaves, leafy vegetables

Which does not belong? What is the name of the group? Pineapples, pears, papayas, bananas

pears tropical fruit

Which does not belong? What is the name of the group? corn, beans, peas, radishes

radishes bulb vegetables

Which does not belong? What is the name of the group? broccoli, cabbage, rutabagas, squash

squash cruciferous

Steaming vegetables

steam mild flavored veg. in a steamer over boiling water

Microwave Vegetables

use small amount of water. For potatoes, pierce skin or else it will blow!