FST10 MT1 Q# 1-25 Flashcards
Which statement is False regarding dietary fat?
It is unhealthful and should be avoided
Historically table manners have been used to distinguish the wealthy from the “common” man? T/F?
true
Which of the following best describes a “Pottage”?
it is a soup or a thick stew
Which of the following best describes a trencher?
a plate that is made out of bread.
From what country did the fork originate?
the fork originated from Italy
Griddle cakes are an example which American food tradition?
they originate from the “Frontier/Backcountry tradition”
Middle Atlantic food was greatly influenced by?
by Quakers and German (Pennsylvania Dutch) immigrants
The book “The Silent Spring” was written by____
Rachel Carson. Talked about the effects pesticides had on the environment.
Excessive alcohol consumption in the 1800s was largely due to an abundance of?
a lot of CORN
Which food folklore is true?
Nutmeg can be hallucinogenic
Haggis is the National dish of?
Scotland! haggis!
A food made with at least 70 % organic ingredients (but less than 95%)may be labeled?
Made with Organic!
Why shouldn’t shellfish be eaten in certain months of the year?
shellfish may contain certain dinoflagellates! (Death)
An ovo-lacto vegetarian is?
Avoids meat but only eats eggs & dairy products.
Dinoflagellates produce..?
Toxins that can contain shellfish and be harmful to the human body.
The leading public health epidemic in the US is..?
Obesity! people are fat.
Which organ consumes the largest portion of energy (BMR)
the brain! b/c it requires most nutrients!
Betalins are found in…
Beets, makes them a bright red!
The dietary reform movement of the 1800s was in response to which of the following?
the social anxiety over food safety issues and food adulteration.
Who founded the Western Health Reform Institute in Battle Creek Michigan ? SEW
Sister Ellen White
Breakfast cereals were originally created…
as a health food to help regulate the GI tract
Upton Sinclair’s book ____ was influential in establishing the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
The Jungle!
The first “fast food chain” restaurants were:
White Castle
Who Invented the First Commercial Quick-Frozen Foods?
Clarance Birdseye
Who Invented Corn Flakes?
Harvey Kellog
