WorksheetsFood Trends Pre-Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the food trend towards local produce mostly driven by?
New labelling laws
Consumer concerns about nutrition
Consumer concerns about the environment
Food businesses wanting to sell more produce
Why are some food retailers selling less-than-perfect looking fruit and vegetables?
To reduce costs
To reduce wastage
To increase profits
To offer cheaper produce to consumers
Who would follow a strict gluten-free diet?
People who have diabetes
People who have coeliac disease
People who are vegetarians
People who have a gluten sensitivity
A low-FODMAP diet is an elimination diet that might be used temporarily by:
People who have diabetes
People who have coeliac disease
People who are vegetarians
People who have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
A paleo diet typically includes:
Dairy products, legumes and grains
Dairy products, seafood and grains
Lean meat, seafood and dairy products
Lean meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds
People following a vegetarian diet:
do not eat any animal products at all
occasionally eat meat, poultry and fish
do not eat red meat or poultry but will eat fish and/or shellfish
do not eat meat, poultry or seafood but will eat dairy and/or eggs
People following a pescatarian diet:
do not eat any animal products at all
occasionally eat meat, poultry and fish
do not eat red meat or poultry but will eat fish and/or shellfish
do not eat meat, poultry or seafood but will eat dairy and/or eggs
What type of farming practices did Aboriginal people traditionally use?
Industrial agriculture
Fire stick farming
Chemical fertilisers
Insecticides
Organic farming is a method of agriculture that involves:
recycling as much farm waste as possible
directly manipulating an organism’s genes using biotechnology
growing and nurturing of crops without the use of synthetic farm
chemicals
growing of plants without soil by using mineral nutrient solutions in water
Why is crop rotation important?
It reduces water use
It reduces labour costs
It replenishes nutrients in the soil
It increases variety for consumers
To label eggs as ‘free range’, farms must have:
a maximum of 5000 hens or less in a barn
a maximum of 10 000 hens per hectare or less
a maximum of one hen per cage
a maximum of 5 hens per square metre or less
What percentage of packaging materials in Australia are recycled?
5%
60%
80%
95%
Which of the following packaging materials is the least sustainable?
Glass
Metal
Paper
Plastic
The increased availability of textured vegetable protein (TVP) products has been possible due to:
evaporation.
freeze drying.
cold pasteurisation.
extrusion processing.
How much moisture is removed from food during freeze drying?
10% of food's moisture?
50% of food's moisture?
0% of food's moisture?
98% of food's moisture?
