508 Adventures in Food and Nutrition
exhaust fan. A fan used with a cooktop that helps
remove smoke, odors, steam, and grease from
the air. (5)
expiration date. The last date a food should be
eaten. (12)
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fad diet. A quick weight loss diet that doesn’t
usually work and can be harmful to health. (4)
family style. A type of meal service in which each
person serves his or her own plate, then passes
the serving dish to the next person. (13)
farina. A coarsely ground flour. Most of the bran
and germ are removed. It is cooked and served
as a hot breakfast cereal. (18)
farmers’ market. A marketplace where people can
buy fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs directly
from the farm at lower prices. (12)
fat. A nutrient that provides energy. Fats are found
in foods of both plant and animal origin. (2)
fat-free milk. Milk that has the fat skimmed off
before it is homogenized. (20)
fat-soluble vitamin. Vitamin that dissolves in fat. (2)
fat substitute. A product that makes foods moist
and creamy without adding fat. (3)
finfish. Seafood that has a backbone and fins. (22)
first aid. Treatment given right after an accident happens
that helps relieve pain and prevent further injury. (8)
fish fillets. The sides of a dressed fish. They are
cut along the backbone from behind the head to
the tail. (22)
fish steaks. Crosswise slices of a dressed fish. (22)
fish sticks. Strips cut from fillets. Most fish sticks
are breaded and sold frozen. (22)
flavor additives. Additives that make foods taste
more appealing. (12)
flour. A fine powder ground from wheat kernels. (18)
foam cakes. Cakes that contain no fat; sometimes
called unshortened cakes. (23)
fold. To combine ingredients by sliding a spatula
down through a mixture, gently lifting and turning
the ingredients until the mixture is blended. (10)
folic acid. Sometimes called folate, this B-vitamin
is used to build strong, healthy blood and is
needed to fight infections. This vitamin also
helps prevent brain and spine birth defects. (2)
food additive. Any substance added to foods. (12)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Federal
organization that sets the standards for food labels
for all foods except for meat and poultry. (12)
foodborne illness. Disease caused by a pathogen
in food. (9)
food cooperative. A discount food store that is
formed when a group of people get together and
buy large amounts of food. (12)
food marketing. Any type of action that a company
takes to get you to buy their food. (1)
food poisoning. Another name for foodborne
illness. (9)
food preparation. A career area that involves
preparing food to be sold. (25)
food science. The study of how foods change
chemically through natural processes or when
they are prepared or stored. (1)
foodborne illness. Disease caused by a pathogen
in food. (9)
formal style. A type of meal service in which the
kitchen staff serves one course at a time. After
you eat the course, the tableware you have
used is removed. Clean tableware is brought
to the table with the next course. This process
continues until the whole meal is served. (13)
free radicals. A form of oxygen created when the
body burns calories. (2)
freestanding range. A type of range that has
surface units on the top and an oven below. (5)
freeze. To lower the temperature of a food to its
freezing point or below. (10)
freezer burn. Pale, dry, tough patches appearing on
food that has been in the freezer too long. (21)
French dressing. A dressing made with salad oil,
vinegar or lemon juice, mustard, and paprika. (17)
fresh cheese. Cheese that is ready to eat as soon
as it is made. (20)
fresh cream. Milk product that contains much more
fat than milk. (20)
fresh juice. The liquid from squeezed fresh fruit. (15)
freshness date. The date that indicates how long a
food will be fresh and tasty. (12)
frozen juice concentrate. Fresh juice with most of its
water removed. Sometimes sugar is added. (15)
frozen milk concentrate. Milk product made by
removing most of the water and fat from milk. (20)
fruit ade. A drink that contains water and sugar.
Some contain juice; others only fruit flavoring. (15)
fruit drink. A drink that has natural juice flavor, but
may not contain any real fruit juice. (15)
fruit juice drink. A drink made by adding water and
sugar to small amounts of juice. (15)
fruit nectar. Fruit juice and pureed fruit. (15)
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