Fruits, Vegetables, Grain Products

Fruits are called nature's own convenience food because

• They are portable and have very little carbohydrates
• They are ready to eat and enjoy
• They have very little fiber and sugar.
• Like some people, they can be immature.

Fruits are an important source of dietary fiber and carbohydrates.

• True
• False

Mature fruits have reached their full size and color. When a mature fruit reaches its peak

• flavor and is ready to throw away.
• flavor and is ready to eat it is ripe.
• flavor and is ready to fall off of a tree.
• size and shape it is too late to eat.

Most fruits are picked underripe to prevent spoilage during shipping.

• True
• False

How do you know when a fruit is ripe?

• Ask it, then listen for an answer.
• Press very gently. Ripe fruit gives slightly under pressure.
• The only way to tell is by smell. If it smells flavorful then it surely must be.
• The only way to tell is by color. A ripe fruit will have a robust color so it must be ripe if it's colorful

There is a danger in using detergent to wash fruits.

• They may react chemically with pesticides and waxes to create harmful compounds.
• They may react biologically with the skin of the fruit and change in to another type of fruit.
• They may react significantly with the flesh of the fruit and cause an explosion.
• They may react sarcastically and hurt someone's feelings.

What should you do with overripe fruit?

• Throw them away because no one will ever want to eat them.
• Cooking them is an economical option.
• Sell them on Facebook Marketplace since there is a market for them.
• Give them to the guy down the street who will eat anything.

What is the difference between salad greens and cooking greens?

• When eaten raw they are salad greens. Cooking greens are typically cooked before being seasoned and eaten.
• There is absolutely no difference at all and people should not call them two different things just to confuse others.
• They are two entirely different species of plants with absolutely no similarities at all.
• When eaten raw they are cooking greens and when cooked and added to salad they become salad greens.

Which vegetables are not plants.

• algae
• fungi
• bacteria
• hummus

What are the five signs of quality to look for when buying vegetables?

• ripeness, color and texture, shape, size and combination
• ripeness, color and texture, shape, size and condition
• ripeness, color and texture, shape, size and calibration
• ripeness, doneness, shape, size, color