Sunny Saturday

Started out with a bowl of chobani strawberry, cereal, banana, wheat germ and peanut butter.

Body:

Run Outside! I ran around a lake that is about 1 mile from our house- the trail on it is 2.92 miles and has three insane hills! I ran around it once, then went to the first hill and back- so it was total 4.5 miles!

Before that, Jeff and I washed both of our vehicles which was definitely sweat worthy.

I wish I had Jillian’s Shred video already so that I could get started but at least it is building anticipation and motviation for when it arrives.

Mind:

Study study study.  Here are only a few of the study guide questions along with my answers, I thought blogland would find some of it interesting. Enjoy!

• Recall a source of gelatin.
• collagen from hide, connective tissue (animal sources)
• Identify the three phases of gel formation
• 1. discontinous phase (dispersed)
• 2.continuous phase (dispersion)
• 3. emulsifier/stabilizer
• Predict the cause(s) of a breaking emulsion.
• heat
• enzymes
• Temporary emulsion: doesn’t hold together for long time periods (italian vinegarete dressings)
• Semi-permanent emulsion: has intermediate viscosity ( french salad dressing)
• Permanent emulsions: product does not separate (mayonnaise)
  
• Recall the number of fruit/vegetables recommended in the Dietary Guidelines for America
• 5-9 servings daily
• Define a fruit and classify by simple, aggregate and multiple.
• Fruits develop from the flower of a plant
• simple fruits: only 1 flower is developed
• drupes ( fruit with seed encased in a pit, examples: peach, plum, cherry)
• pomes (fruit with seeds in central core, ex.: apples)
• aggregate fruits: several ovaries in 1 flower
• ex.: rasbperries, strawberries
• multiple fruits: cluster of several flowers
• ex.: pineapple , figs

 

• Recall the composition of and function of fruit compounds
• Tomato was ruled “vegetable” in 1893 by US Supreme Court because taxes were different for vegetables than they were for fruits! Botanically however, a tomato is a fruit.
• Nuts are also fruits: they are the seed instead of the flesh.
• Rhubarb is a vegetable, but treated as fruit
• Organic acids  are volatile and lost during heating, and also nonvolatile which can leach out while cooking. 
• pectins: are polysaccharides found in fruit that contribute as a thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer and add body or cloudiness.
• phenolic compounds: aromatic ring structures that contribute to enzymatic browning when fruit is exposed to oxygen.

 

• Identify types and properties of potatoes used in potato lab recipes
• russet potatoes: used for baking, frying and some mashing. “Mealy” texture because they are higher in starch.
• red potatoes: used for mashing or steaming or salad/soup, often higher in moisture than russets.
• yukon gold: waxy in texture, very high in moisture, mashing best.

 

• Differentiate between true cereals and pseudo cereals and give examples
• true cereals are the edible seeds of grasses high in carbohydrate ( wheat, corn…)
• psuedo cereals are not grasses ( broadleaf plant, amaranth and quinoa) and are higher in protein ( and contain the amino acid lysine)

 

• Recall difference (origin and nutritive) between table, kosher, and sea salt
• table: fine granules
• Sea: larger irregular granules, from sea beds
• Kosher: directly from sea or rock beds ( has same amount of sodium than others weight by weight, but contains other minerals as well so by volume has less sodium)

 

• Identify effects of salt as a flavor enhancer
• it decreases bitter, sour and metallic tastes
• enhances sweetness and saltiness.

Okay, hope you enjoyed the studying! Like I said, that is only a few of the questions for our study guide, probably 1/4 of the exam material. So this helped me by having to write (type) it all out!

Soul:

I didn’t make the drive to the beach… BUT….

Jeff and I ran to the store, got batteries, and got a tail-light for my car ( which broke on friday!) and then washed both of our cars, fixed my taillight, replaced the smoke alarm battery ( which had been beeping at me for two days) and then I decided to go with Jeff and our friends to (Jeff’s ) Nana’s at the lake!

My run outside was PHENOMENAL! I will recap my eats on the next post!

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