Foods 1 - Ch 6 Practice

Keisha is trying to decide what to eat for breakfast before school. She decides to eat raisin bran cereal, banana, and glass of orange juice. Melinda also wants to eat a breakfast high in fiber and vitamin C.  What should she choose?

• an everything bagel, cream cheese, soda, and coffee
• grits, white toast with butter and jelly, and a fruit drink
• pre-sweetened cereal, juice, and breakfast pastry
• wheat toast, orange slices, glass of milk

Aunt Pauline is elderly but John would still like to invite her to the luncheon.  Which is the BEST example of a meal planning principle John will need to use?

• Budgeted amount for food 
• Senior health concerns
• Supplies and ingredients available
• Time and energy available 

How do scratch cooking and semi-homemade cooking compare?

• Both saves time
• A.  Both take little time for shopping
• Scratch usually has less preservatives and additives
• A.  Semi-homemade is more nutritious

Judy’s grandmother and mother both have diabetes.  It is important to consider the health needs when meal planning by choosing

• high fiber recipes
• low-carbohydrate recipes
• low protein recipes
• low sodium recipes 

Joan made bacon, fried eggs, toast with butter, coffee and juice for her father who just returned from the hospital after having heart surgery.  Was this a good choice for a heart patient?

• No, she needed a breakfast high in acetic acid.
• No, she needed a breakfast low in saturated fats.*
• Yes, she needed a breakfast high in saturated fats.
• Yes, she needed a breakfast high in vitamin D

How does planning for one individual and planning for those with special dietary needs compare?

• Both provide better nutrition than eating out
• Planning for one is cheaper than those with special dietary needs
• A.  Planning for special dietary needs is cheaper
• Planning is easy for both

Alice found fresh ground turkey on sale.  She purchased more than she would use in one week.  What should Alice do?

• Cook and put it in the refrigerator until later
• Freeze as is
• Refrigerate until she uses it all
• Repackage and freeze

What is an example of a cost-saving strategy when shopping for foods?

• Buy from a store that only offers no coupons
• Buy fresh foods 
• Organize shopping list by store layout
• Take children to the store 

What is an example of information found on a food label?

• Date it was processed
• Date it was shipped
• Date it was placed on the shelf
• Date of expiration 

A store sells hair care products in addition to fresh, canned, packaged and frozen foods.  This type of store is most likely a:

• farmer’s market
• food coop
• specialty store
• supermarket