Foods II 4.01

Amy wants to improve her heart health. Her recipe for chicken uses 3 tablespoons of butter to coat the baking sheet. Which alternative should be suggested to lower the amount of saturated fat in Amy’s chicken recipe?

• lard

• extra-virgin olive oil

• stick margarine

• bacon fat

A cafeteria is following low-fat food trends. The staff plans to make over the meatloaf recipe, which calls for 10 pounds of 75% lean ground beef. Which substitution in the meatloaf recipe would follow the low-fat trend?

• 10 pounds of 85% lean ground beef

• 5 pounds of 85% lean ground beef plus 5 pounds of ground sausage

• 10 pounds of extra-lean ground turkey

• 10 pounds of 75% lean ground pork

Obesity is hereditary in Colby’s family. He wants to make healthier changes in his cooking methods for the New Year. Which cooking method should Colby consider when preparing vegetables?

• greasing a roasting pan with oil

• cooking on a nonstick roasting pan

• deep-frying vegetables in oil

• sprinkling vegetables with grated cheese before roasting

Rose hires a nutritionist to help her make over her daily menu. Her favorite lunch is a chicken salad croissant, potato chips, a chocolate chip cookie, and a diet soda. Rose knows she needs to cut out fat and increase whole grains. Which should the nutritionist suggest as the healthiest substitution for the croissant?

• bagel

• whole wheat pita pocket

   

• french baguette

• sesame seed bun

Joe is overweight and needs help lowering his sugar intake since he has been diagnosed prediabetic. His nutritionist has asked him to keep a food log. What changes to his logged breakfast below would help Joe meet his goals?

Plain bagel and strawberry cream cheese hard boiled egg mocha latte

• replace the hard-boiled egg with a fried egg

• replace the hard-boiled egg with a poached egg

• replace the bagel and cream cheese with a pumpkin streusel muffin

• replace the bagel and cream cheese with oatmeal and fresh fruit

A retirement home surveyed its population and found over half had hypertension. The staff decided to lower the sodium content in the meatball recipe that was served twice a month. Which ingredient replacement should the facility use to lower the sodium in the meatball ingredients?

• salt-free worcestershire sauce

• gluten-free bread crumbs

• ground turkey

• egg whites

A college campus’s foodservice director is using a heart-healthy approach to make a cheeseburger recipe lower in cholesterol and calories. Which strategy would make the recipe more healthy?

• assess ingredients and replace cheddar cheese with Colby cheese

• assess ingredients and replace ground beef with lean ground turkey

• assess cooking techniques and cook hamburger patties on a griddle

• assess cooking techniques and broil hamburger patties in an oven

Mrs. Harris's husband was recently diagnosed with high cholesterol. She wants to make over his favorite brownie recipe to meet his dietary needs. Which will lower the cholesterol in the recipe?

• substituting three egg whites for three whole eggs

• omitting the sugar

• omitting the oil

• using 3 teaspoons of egg yolks and 3 teaspoons of egg whites

What healthier substitution can you make for a brownie recipe that calls for oil

• applesauce

• more eggs

• low fat milk

• olive oil

Which of the following is the least healthy method of cooking?

• grilling

• poaching

• pan frying

• steaming