Cooking Healthful Foods: How much do you Know?

Test yourself...try not to peek at the answers till you're done:

1. Which fat is the healthiest to cook with?

a.    Canola oil

b.   Vegetable oil

c.    Margarine

2. Which cheese has the least fat per ounce?

a.    Part-skim mozzarella cheese

b.   Cheddar cheese

c.    Provolone cheese

3. Do not use which of the following to replace margarine in recipes:

a.    Applesauce

b.   Prune baby food

c.    Marshmallow fluff

4. Which of the following has the least fat per ounce?

a.    Regular pork bacon

b.   Canadian bacon

c.    Turkey bacon

5. To make leaner cuts of meat more tender, either:

a.    Braise or stew them

b.   Roast or bake them

c.    Fry them

6. To thicken soup without using cream, add:

a.    Skim milk

b.   Egg whites

c.    Pureed potato

7. You can replace 1 ounce (oz) of baking chocolate with:

a.    1 oz of chocolate syrup

b.   3 tablespoons (Tbsp) of unsweetened cocoa mixed with 1 Tbsp of soy oil

c.    1 Tbsp melted chocolate chips mixed with 1 Tbsp of melted margarine

8. How much of the sugar in most recipes can you replace with powdered milk?

a.    One eighth to one fourth

b.   One fourth to one third

c.    One half to three fourths

9. When using dried herbs in place of fresh:

a.    You should use an equal amount of dried herbs as you would fresh

b.   You should use two times the amount of dried herbs as you would fresh

c.    You should use one third of the amount of dried herbs as you would fresh

10. In which of the following recipes should you never try to reduce the amount of salt that is called for?

a.    Soup

b.   Cake batter

c.    Yeast bread

Answers

1. a.  Canola oil
2. a.  Part-skim mozzarella cheese
3. c.  Marshmallow fluff
4. b.  Canadian bacon
5. a.  Braise or stew them
6. c.  Pureed potato
7. b.  3 Tbsp of unsweetened cocoa mixed with 1 Tbsp of soy oil 
8. b.  one fourth to one third
9. c.  You should use one third of the amount of dried herbs as you would fresh
10. c.  Yeast bread