Food Studies Meat, Seafood and Animal Products

Poll Time

How often do you consume meat/seafood in your diet?

• Daily

• 4-6 times a week

• 1-3 times a week

• Never

What is the main macronutrient found in meat and seafood?

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Fats

What are the main minerals found in meat?

(Hint: there are 3 answers)

• Calcium

• Iron

• Potassium

• Phosphorous

• Sulphur

Tenderness of meat depends on ______________.

• cut of the meat

• age of the animal when it is slaughtered

• animal species

• diet of the animal

• All of the above

Tender meat is made up of ____________ and _______________ fibres.

• shorter and bigger

• shorter and smaller

• longer and bigger

• longer and smaller

Which is the correct way to tenderise (break down connective tissue in) meat?

• slapping the meat

• marinating with alkaline

• slicing along the muscle grain

• Using tenderisers like papain

Ribs, sirloin and loin are best prepared/cooked using the ________________ method.

• boiling

• stewing

• steaming

• grilling

Where should you store fresh meat if you want to use it the next day?

• Crisper

• Chiller

• Freezer

• Room temperature

What characteristics should a fresh chicken have?

(Hint: there are 2 answers)

• Chicken should be dull red in colour.

• Chicken should have a moist surface

• Chicken should have a soft flesh with a bluish/greenish shade

• Chicken should have a fresh smell

Lobsters, prawns and crabs belong to the _____________ category.

• white fish

• oily fish

• crustaceans

• molluscs