Test Your Food & Nutrition Knowledge

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#1. What is the best way to keep a half-cut avocado from turning brown in the fridge?

Cover it in salt

Leave the pit in and wrap it tightly against the flesh with plastic wrap

Bake it first

Soak it in water

Oxygen is the enemy. The pit blocks oxygen from reaching the center, and the plastic wrap acts as a physical barrier for the rest of the exposed flesh.

#2. What is the difference between Baking Soda and Baking Powder?

Baking powder needs yeast

Baking soda is only for salty foods

Baking powder already contains an acid to activate it

They are identical

Baking soda needs an acidic ingredient (like lemon or buttermilk) to make cakes rise. Baking powder is an all-in-one mix that just needs liquid.

#3. If you have a cut on your hand, how should you prepare food safely?

Cover it with a bandage and wear a disposable glove

Soak the cut in lemon juice

Wash your hands extra well

Avoid using that hand

Cuts can harbor Staphylococcus bacteria. A bandage protects the wound, but only a glove securely protects the food from the bandage and bacteria.

#4. What is the longest time cooked food should sit out at room temperature after a meal?

All afternoon

1 hour

2 hours

4 hours

After 2 hours, food enters the “Danger Zone” where bacteria double every 20 minutes. On very hot days, this safe window drops to just 1 hour.

#5. Why do Italian grandmothers heavily salt their pasta water?

To sanitize the water

To make the water boil twice as fast

To stop the noodles from sticking

To season the pasta itself from the inside out

Boiling is your only chance to flavor the actual starch of the pasta. If the water tastes slightly salty like the sea, your final dish will be much more flavorful.

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