Food Hygiene And Preparing Food Flashcards
How do you choose which products are best to buy?
Looking at the nutritional information on the label and packaging is a good way to start
What do additives do?
Without additives the food we eat would not look as good and soon go stale. Fatty foods would go rancid and most tinned food would go soft
Why do tinned fruits and fruit juice not go brown?
People add Vitimin C to prevent this from happening
Why do we have to cook some food before we can eat it?
It could be contaminated with cholera and cooking will kill the bacteria. Peel uncooked vegetables before eating
What is wrong with eating cooked food once it has cooled down?
When the food starts to cool down, bacteria may begin to grow
List some ways in which you can keep the food you are making clean and safe to eat.
. Wash your hands when cooking
. Do not cough or sneeze over the food
. Keep kitchen surfaces clean
. Keep food covered to prevent bacteria carrying insects from sitting on it and spreading disease
