Healthy eating
Overview
Understanding and applying the Eat well Guide whilst using a range of kitchen equipment and ingredients safely
Example Key Words
Claw Grip
A safe way to hold fruit and vegetables when slicing them into small pieces by making a claw of your fingers to guide the knife.
Bridge Hold
A safe way to hold fruit and vegetables while cutting into pieces by making a bridge across the vegetable or fruit and cutting between your finger and thumb.
Bacteria
Single celled micro-organisms that can make food unfit to eat.
Enzymic Browning
When fruit or vegetables turn brown due to enzymes reacting with oxygen.
Shortening
Using fat to produce a crumbly texture to baked products.
Baking
Using dry heat to cook foods e.g. cooking cakes in the oven.