Starches and Potatoes Quiz

Starches are found in which of the following foods?

• Rice, bread, pasta

• Milk, cheese, yogurt

• Chicken, beef, fish

• Apples, oranges, bananas

What do starches do to liquids when heated?

• Cool them down

• Thicken them

• Make them sour

• Freeze them

What type of vegetable is a potato?

• Leafy green

• Root

• Fruit

• Stem

Which type of potatoes are small and elongated with thin skin?

• Russet

• Fingerling

• Yukon Gold

• Red

Overnight oats are best described as:

• Cooked oats left to cool overnight

• Oats soaked in liquid overnight

• Baked oats with fruit

• Oats mixed with yogurt

What cooking method retains the texture and fluffiness of quinoa?

• Boiling

• Steaming

• Baking

• Frying

List the 3 types of barley.

• Pearl, hulled, and pot

• Brown, white, and red

• Long, short, and medium

• Soft, hard, and sticky

List 2 common dishes that include barley.

• Barley soup and barley salad

• Barley pie and barley cake

• Barley stew and barley bread

• Barley pasta and barley pizza

Which of the following are types of corn soups?

• Corn chowder and corn bisque

• Corn stew and corn broth

• Corn gumbo and corn consommé

• Corn potage and corn velouté

Starches are _______ carbohydrates that are a major energy source in many diets worldwide.

• Simple

• Complex

• Delicious

• Common