Home Ec Flashcards
What’s the 4 main parts of a cereal grain
Beard,germ,outer husk,endosperm
6 most common cereals
Rice,rhy,corn,wheat,oats,barley
What are staple food
Food you would find most commonly in a certain country like rice in china or pasta in Italy
Raising agents
Air
Bread soda
Baking powder
Yeast
How do you introduce air
By sieving,rubbing,creaming,whisking
What is bread soda
It is a chemical raising agent
What’s in the food pyramid
Sweets
Butter,cream,oil
Meat,fish,eggs
Milk,yoghurt,cheese
Bread,cereal,rice,wraps
Fruit and vegetables
How many times should you have sweets
Every second day
How many times can you have oily food
Sparingly
How many times can you have protein
Twice a day
How many times can I have dairy foods a day
3 to 5 times a day
How many times can I have carbs a day
5 times a day
How many times can I have fruit and veg a day
5 to 7 times a day
6 nutritions
Protein
Fat
Carbohydrates
Mineral
Vits
Water
Classification of fats
Saturated 😭
Unsaturated 😀
Types of saturated fats
Meat eggs cheese yoghurt cream butter lard
Types of unsaturated fat
Oily fish nuts beans rice liver avocado coconut
Breakdown of carbs
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Classification of carbs
Sugar
Starch
Fibre
Function of carbs
Acts like a sponge to absorb water, helps waste pass through
GDA of
Calcium function
Helps to clot blood,works with phosphorus for strong bones and teeth
Sources of calcium
Milk,yogurt,cheese,bread,seeds,nuts,pasta
Calcium deficiency
Too the decay,rickets
Source of iron
Meat,eggs,offal,yolk
Function of iron
Creates haenoglobin to help oxygen travel around the body
Water soluble vitamins
B and C
Fat soluble vitamins
A,D,E,K
What is hypervitaminosis
If you have too much fat soluble vitamins
What are antioxidants
Help fight free radicals which cause certain types of cancer
Vit A source
Meat,eggs,chicken,yoghurt,fish
Function of vit A
Good for eyes, creates lining in nose and mouth and throat,helps you grow
Vit A deficiency
Night blindness
Vit D sources
Chicken eggs oils sun cheese
Function of Vit D
Absorbs calcium for strong bones and teeth
Vit D deficiency
Rickets
Vit E source
Seeds avocado eggs corn
Vit E function
Healthy skin nails and hair,helps heal wounds