One disadvantage of frying

Some foods are cooked in their own saturated fat which is left on the food. Too much saturated fat can be detrimental to health

List 4 types of raising agents that can be used in home baking.

Yeast, air, bread soda, baking soda

Explain the term garnish

A garnish is an edible decoration used on food to make it look more attractive/colorful/appealing.

Explain the term in season

Foods that are available at certain times of the year and are cheaper, fresher and have a better flavour when they are in that certain time

Name a classification of sauce and an example of one.

Some Vit.B is destroyed, fat melts

Outline the advantages of home baking. (Expand in exam)

Better flavour, no artificial preservatives, ingredients can be controlled and special diets

Explain how yeast works.

Yeast produces CO2 in the dough, heat from the oven causes this to rise and it forms a crust.

Explain how air, as a raising agent, works.

The heat of the oven causes the air to expand and this rises the dough.

Explain the term, fortified foods

These are foods that have extra vitamins and minerals added to them during processing to replace ones that might have been missing or lost.

Explain the term, purée

This is a sieved/liquidized mixture of food

Name two methods of cake making and an example of a cake made using each method.

Whisking: sponge cake, All in one: chocolate cake.

List four ways of increasing iron in the diet

-eat more dark leafy greens such as spinach, they contain lots of iron -eat more red meat, it contains iron -eat nuts and fortified foods -use wholemeal bread and whole meal cereals, have more iron

Name four foods that are good sources of Vitamin D.

Oily fish, eggs, milk and breakfast cereals

Explain the term: empty kilocalories

In foods they give you energy but no nutrients that the body needs

Explain the term: micronutrients

These are nutrients small enough to be easily absorbed by the body, they are needed in small amounts.

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Junior Cert Home Ec

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Question	Answer
One advantage of frying	Food cooks quicker
One disadvantage of frying	Some foods are cooked in their own saturated fat which is left on the food. Too much saturated fat can be detrimental to health
List 4 types of raising agents that can be used in home baking.	Yeast, air, bread soda, baking soda
Explain the term garnish	A garnish is an edible decoration used on food to make it look more attractive/colorful/appealing.
Explain the term in season	Foods that are available at certain times of the year and are cheaper, fresher and have a better flavour when they are in that certain time
Name a classification of sauce and an example of it.	Egg based sauce — custard
Name a classification of sauce and an example of one.	Fruit sauces — apple sauces
Name a classification of sauce and an example of one.	Some Vit.B is destroyed, fat melts
Outline the advantages of home baking. (Expand in exam)	Better flavour, no artificial preservatives, ingredients can be controlled and special diets
Explain how yeast works.	Yeast produces CO2 in the dough, heat from the oven causes this to rise and it forms a crust.
Explain how air, as a raising agent, works.	The heat of the oven causes the air to expand and this rises the dough.
Explain the term, fortified foods	These are foods that have extra vitamins and minerals added to them during processing to replace ones that might have been missing or lost.
Explain the term, purée	This is a sieved/liquidized mixture of food
Four foods that are a good source of HBV protein are:	Meat, fish, eggs and yoghurt.
Name two methods of cake making and an example of a cake made using each method.	Whisking: sponge cake, All in one: chocolate cake.
What two foods are a good source of Vitamin C?	Oranges and lemons
What two foods are a good source of calcium?	Milk and cheese.
Name a deficiency of fibre	Constipation
Name a deficiency of Vitamin C	Scurvy
Name a deficiency of iron	Anaemia
Name a deficiency of Vitamin A	Night blindness
Name two bacteria that may be found in foods which cause food poisoning.	Salmonella and E. Coli
List four ways of increasing iron in the diet	-eat more dark leafy greens such as spinach, they contain lots of iron -eat more red meat, it contains iron -eat nuts and fortified foods -use wholemeal bread and whole meal cereals, have more iron
Name four foods that are good sources of Vitamin D.	Oily fish, eggs, milk and breakfast cereals
Explain the term: empty kilocalories	In foods they give you energy but no nutrients that the body needs
Explain the term: micronutrients	These are nutrients small enough to be easily absorbed by the body, they are needed in small amounts.
Name two water soluble vitamins	B and C
Name two fat soluble vitamins	A, D, E, K

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