Fruits and Veggies

Question 1

pros and cons of cooking veggies

Answer 1

Pros-makes them easier to digest, adds flavor
Cons-Cooking can reduce nutrients

Question 2

3 considerations when buying veggies

Answer 2

Buy only what you can use while it’s still fresh
Buy what’s in season
Learn to recognize blemishes

Question 3

6 considerations to make a appetising salad

Answer 3

• Allow enough time to chill all salad ingredients before combining them.
• Be sure the greens are crisped and dry. Salad dressings will not adhere to wet greens.
• Tear greens into pieces instead of cutting them
• Salad ingredients should be in pieces large enough to be recognizable without settling to the bottom of the bowl.
• Toss salad ingredients together gently to avoid bruising.
• Garnish simply with attention to natural shapes, colors, and textures of the ingredients.

Question 4

ways to cook veggies

Answer 4

baking, boiling, microwaving, broiling, stir-frying, steaming, pressure cooking

Question 5

parts of a plant

Answer 5

stem, seed, tuber, bulb, root, leaf, flower, fruit

Question 6

What happens to water soluble vitamins when boiled?

Answer 6

Water soluble vitamins will easily seep out of the vegetable or fruit into the cooking liquid.

Question 7

What is the sugar called in fruit?

Answer 7

Fructose