CONVEINIENT FOODS

define convenience foods?

• foods that are salty

• foods that are processed and partly or totally prepared , ready to eat .

• foods such mackerel and sardines

• soft foods

there are five types of convenience foods.

• dehydrated, canned, ready to eat, cook chill, frozen.

• canned, mackerel, sardine, corn beef, tuna

• frozen, mix vegetables, soup, porridge, sweet corned,.

• ready to eat, dehydrated, cook, prepared, fruit cocktail.

select the advantages of convenience foods

• easy to store, good for emergencies, easy to cook.

• hard to cook, store easily, very little is waste.

• wide variety, availability, waste a lot of waste.

• hard to cook, easy, a wide variety,

convenience foods have

• longer shelf life

• have shorter shelf life

• have a bad odor when opened

• longer cooking time

a purpose of convenience foods is to

• provide nutritional meals

• make foods choices healthier

• add storage in kitchen

• reduce preparation time

many convenience foods tend to be

• tend to be low in saturated and trans fat

• high in added sodium, sugar, and fat

• high in vitamins, minerals , water

• low in fats and carbohydrate

convenience foods save

• time during preparation

• your body from working too hard

• money at the market

• an entire day

non-fat dry milk is more convenient than fluid milk because

• recipes call for dry milk

• it has more nutrients

• fluid milk is harder to consume

• it has longer shelf life

reconstitute means to

• add liquid back that was removed in removed in processing.

• remake your entire recipe

• add back the fat that was removed

• add back the salt and sugar that was removed

what is a guideline for using chilled convenience foods?

• heat rapidly

• do not use toaster

• use the microwave when heating

• use food by date on package