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What does Balanced mean?

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A variety of foods from all groups each day.

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What does healthy mean?

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In line with the government healthy guidelines… less salt, less sugar, less fat, more fruit and vegetables and more fibre.

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What does processed mean?

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Deliberalty changing the food in some way through manufacturing process.

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What does Primary Processing mean ?

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The conversion of raw materials into food commodities.

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What is Secondary Processing?

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Converting Primary processed foods into other foods

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What is spoilage?

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The process of foods ‘going bad’ ‘deteriorating’, ‘going off’ or the disagreeable change in the foods normal taste.

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What is a type of health and safety ?

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Not coughing on food

Covering cuts

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What is health and safety ?

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Accident prevention and identifying risks

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What is personal hygiene ?

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making sure chef is clean and tidy

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What is food hygiene ?

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Making sure things like cross contamination doesn’t occur .

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Example of food hygiene …

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Food is prepared and clean
Free from bacteria
Safe

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What is ‘Mise en place’?

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Everything being prepared before you start to cook or combine anything

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What is the core temperature ?

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75°

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What are the 4cs ?

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Cooking
Cleaning
Chilling
Cross Contamination

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What is an example of soft berry?

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Strawberries
raspberries
blueberries

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What is an example of citrus fruit?

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Lemon
Lime
Orange
Grapefruit

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What is an example of a Tropical fruit ?

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Mango
Banana
Passion Fruit
Lychee

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What is an example of a stoned fruit ?

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Peach
Plum
Cherry

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What is an example of a hard fruit ?

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Apples 
Apricots 
Pears
Melons
Kiwis
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What is an example of a dried fruit ?

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Raisons
Dates
Prunes
Cranberries

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What is an example of a Miscellaneous fruit ?

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Avacado
Red custard Apple
Coloured banana

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What is an example of nuts ?

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Cashew
Walnut
Almond

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What is an example of a leafy veg?

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Lettuce

Cabbage

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What is an example of a root veg?

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Beetroot

Carrot

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What is an example of a tuber veg?
Potato | Sweet Potato
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What is an example of a bulb veg ?
Onion Garlic Shallots Leek
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What is an example of a flower head veg?
Cauliflower | Broccoli
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What is an example of a stem veg?
Celery | Asparagus
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What is an example of a fungi veg?
Mushroom
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What is an example of a seed and pod veg?
Sweet corn | Peas
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What is an example of a veg fruit ?
Courgette Cucumber Tomato
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What is an example of a sea veg?
Seaweed | Samphine
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How many portions of fruit and veg should we eat a day ?
5
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How much is one portion ?
80g | A handful
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What is enzymic Browning ?
Chemical process which takes place in a fruit and veg . The cells are opened up to air and the enzyme has access to air which is when the reaction occurs turning the fruit brown
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How do you prevent Enzymic Browning ?
``` Soak in... Salt Water Vinegar Lemon Juice ```
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Why are fruits and veg an important part of the eat well guide ?
They give us different vitamins and minerals
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Dietary Fibre is a carbohydrate found in plants , what does it help to do in the body ?
Prevent constipation Increase feeling on fullness Reduce blood cholesterol levels
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What are the two types of fibre ?
Soluble and insoluble
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What is Insoluble fibre and how does it help the body ?
Not easily broken down Passes through unchanged Keeps bowels healthy
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What is soluble and how does it help the body ?
Broken down by bacteria in large bowel | Helps reduce cholesterol
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What part does water play in fruit and veg ?
Healthy balanced diet | Contributes to reccomended daily intake
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What is Vitimin D ? | What does it do ?
Sunshine vitamin Helps develop strong bones and teeth Calcium doesn't work without vitimin D Fat soluble
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What is vitimin A ? | What does it do ?
``` Helps healing if you cut yourself Helps us to grow and develop Makes substance 'visual purple' in the eye so we can see in dim light Carrots Mango Orange ```
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What is vitamin C ? | What does it do ?
``` Helps body to absorb iron It is an antioxidant Citrus fruits Strawberries Carrots Brussels Sprouts ```
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What is Calcium and Iron ? | What does it do?
``` Must be used along side Vitimin D Found in green veg and small quantities in fruits Rhubarb has higher amount Strong teeth and bones Green leafy veg (Popeye Spinach) Helps transport oxygen ```
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What is Vitimin B1? | What does it do?
Helps body to grow Helps nerves Makes muscles stronger Seeds, nuts, beans
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What is vitamin B2? | What does it do?
Helps maintain good skin Green leafy veg Berries and figs
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What is vitimin B3? | What does it do ?
Release energy from food | Lower levels of fat in the blood.
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What does vitimin B9 do ?
Helps body use protein Folic Acid Green leafy veg
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What does vitamin B12 do?
Protective coating around nerve cells Prevents anoemia Mushrooms Parsley
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What does vitimin E and K do?
Antioxidant-fights off infection Good for the heart Every baby is given vitamin K after birth. Helps coalgulate (clot to set) blood after injury
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What is a carbohydrate and what does it do ?
Gives us energy | Found in higher quantaties of potatoes , squash , parsnips
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Examples of processing...
``` Pre-prepared fresh Canned/bottled Frozen Dried Juiced ```
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What are some advantages of processing?
Conveiniance Year round availability Increase shelf life
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What is present in green fruit and veg?
Chlorophyll
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What type of green could it be if it was acidic or an alkaline ?
Acidic- dull (olive) green | Alkaline- bright green
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How is chlorophyll released ?
Through steam and water when fruit and veg is cooked .
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What is in Yellow and orange fruit and veg ?
Carotenoids
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Are yellow and orange fruits affected by cooking ?
No
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What is in Blue and red fruit and veg ?
Pigments called anthocyanins
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What are the colours when red and blue fruits and veg pH sensitive ?
Neutral- purple Acid - red Alkaline- blue
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How do you bake fruit and veg ?
Prick with fork so it doesn't explode | Water as heated converts to steam
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Boiling fruit and veg?
Lose nutrients in green vegetables Boil water first then add veg Cook green as little as possible Plunge in cold water (blanching)
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Braising fruit and veg?
Cooked in stock inside covered pan | Cook until stock is like a thick sauce
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Frying fruit and veg?
Any vegetable can be fried but has to have butter or oil-used to add colour-caramalisation Stir frying cooked on high heat for short about of time Keeps crunchiness of veg
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Grilling fruit and veg?
Brush with oil Chars flavour and appearance Serve immediately to prevent loss of vitimin C
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Roasting fruit and veg?
Often par boiled first Most veg can be roasted Length of time varies Add oil to roasting tray and heat first before adding veg
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Steaming fruit and veg?
Use steam from water to cook veg Retains maximum colour, flavour and texture Serve immediately to prevent further loss of vitimin C.
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What happens to the flavour when fruit and veg is cooked ?
Cooking increases flavour Natural sugars increase Can cause caramelisation Water content reduced- intensifies flavour
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What happens to the Colour when fruit and veg is cooked ?
Cooking in water effects green veg - cook as little as possible Yellow/orange arent affected Red and purple veg are affected but depends on pH of water
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What happens to the texture when fruit and veg is cooked ?
Cells walls of plant are softened when heated which causes water to be released Softens texture Reduces bulk of veg as water evaporates Spinach reduces in bulk
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What happens to the nutritional value when fruit and veg is cooked ?
Cutting and bruising damages plant cells - causes liquid to leak out Exposure to oxygen causes enzymic browning which destroys vitimin C Vitimin C is water soluble - use very little water and use cook water to make gravies and stocks Beta carotne (in yellow/orange veg) is released during cooking

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