Convenience Foods

Convenience foods requires lots of preparation time

• False

• True

• Not Sure

Explain how a convenience food can be useful during a hurricane

• no electricity needed

• limited electricity needed

• need to store in freezer

Convenience foods are difficult to store.

• True

• False

Explain how convenience foods can benefit an inexperienced cook

• little preparation needed

• lots of dovetailing required

• must be an expert to use

Which of the following is a type of convenience foods.

• Ready to eat

• Dehydrated

• Frozen Foods

• All of the above

Give an example for a ready to eat convenience food

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The disadvantage of convenience foods are:

• The cost to purchase is higher than buying fresh ingredients

• The serving portions are large enough to feed a family of 4

• Nutrients are lost during the processing phase and can't be replaced

• Contain low levels of fat and sugars

Which group of convenience food does mashed potato and soup belong to?

• Ready to eat

• Dehydrated

• Frozen

1. A convenience food is one that has been

• previously cook

• made to put in the microwave

• commercially processed

• previously opened

Convenience foods have

• have a longer shelf life

• have a bad odor when opened

• have a shorter shelf life

• longer cooking time