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Give a detailed account of the Jewish food laws and their origin.
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How Microwave Ovens Work
How Microwave Ovens Work by Omar Davison The microwave oven is one of the great inventions of the 20th century - millions of homes in America have one. Microwave ovens are popular because they cook food incredibly quickly. They are also extremely efficient in their use of electricity because a microwave oven heats only the food - nothing else. A microwave oven uses microwaves to heat food. Microwaves are radio waves. In the case of microwave ovens, the commonly used radio wave frequency is roughly 2,500 megahertz (2.5 gigahertz). Radio waves in this frequency range have an interesting property: water, fats and sugars absorb them. When they are absorbed they are converted directly into atomic motion - heat. Microwaves in this frequency range have another interesting property: most plastics, glass or ceramics does not absorb them. Metal reflects microwaves, which is why metal pans do not work well in a microwave oven. How Microwave Ovens Cook Food You often hear that microwave ovens cook food "From the inside out." What does that mean? Here's an explanation to help make sense of microwave cooking. Let's say you want to bake a cake in a conventional oven. Normally you would bake a cake at 350 degrees F or so, but let's say you accidentally set the oven at 600 degrees instead of 350. What is going to happen is that the outside of the cake will burn before the inside even
A BETTER APPROACH TO FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN FOOD AND DAIRY INDUSTRIES
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What is the current dietary advice for four-year-old children?
What is the current dietary advice for four-year-old children? The current dietary advice for four year old children is that they should eat a wide variety of foods at each meal so that they get enough vitamins, minerals, protein, fibre, calcium and iron needed to give them energy and to keep their bodies healthy and functioning correctly. They should eat foods from each of these four main food groups: - * Bread, cereals and potatoes * Fruit and vegetables * Meat, fist and alternatives * Milk and milk products * Fatty and sugary foods Meals prepared for children under five should be small in proportion, as they cannot consume as much food as a teenager or an adult. This information comes from the health promotion agency's getting a good start booklet. The first of the four main food groups that I am going to look at is bread, cereals and potatoes. This food group provides us with lots of energy, as the foods in this group are all good sources of carbohydrates. Some of the foods from this group are very good sources in fibre, which will prevent bowl disorder and constipation. Some of the foods in this group are: * Pasta, noodles and rice * All types of bread eg wholemeal, naan bread, wheaten, white * Breakfast cereals eg weetabix, ready brek * Pancakes, scones, crumpets * Mashed, boiled or baked potatoes This type of food is also good as a snack in
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Unwary Consumers
En-Tseh Wang October 5, 2001 English Composition Brad Rogers Unwary Consumers Millions of Americans eat at various fast food restaurants every day. Many have no idea where the food came from or what was done to get it there. Eric Schlosser wrote Fast Food Nation expressing his feelings on the wrong doings of the fast food industry. As American consumers, we have the responsibility to rise up against fast food businesses. We must stop buying their products, and show that we will not stand for their ethics. We must think of the bigger picture when we buy food from restaurants such as McDonald's, because we are supporting their work ethics as well. Schlosser begins to show us what its really like to work in a fast food restaurant. He vividly shows us the frequent injuries the workers have, the tenacity of management to save money, lack of training, and the overall exploitation of the workers. He strongly feels that the business takes advantage of unskilled workers, mostly illegal immigrants, to make profit. Upon visiting the slaughterhouses and meat packing buildings, he reports his dismal findings and describes the deplorable working conditions. With the inadequate training that the workers receive, it is no surprise that there are high incidences of injury. The fast food industry thrives on the high staff turnover rate and inexperienced workers. These workers
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Factors that lead to changes in eating patterns By Mark Buckingham Period 6 HFA4M For Miss Mielke As you were growing older and maturing, did you ever notice that you were changing in many ways? When you were physically changing, did you ever notice that the rapid change in growth led to buying newer clothes? When you began to emotionally change, did you ever notice that the rapid change in emotions led to a change in friends? When you were mentally changing, did you ever notice a change in your behavior? Any particular change that you go through normally causes another among yourself, whether it's physical, emotional, or mental. These types of change can relate to an extent to the adjustments in eating habits. Eating habits are never consistent due to the changes in you that have been made, which I will explore throughout this paper. Mentality is a key factor to a change in someone's eating patterns. Stress is a mental process which could be caused by one factor or by a wide range of factors. It could relate to a problem within family and friends, or it could relate to an upcoming project or test. Stress, which can be good or bad, can affect your health and your eating habits. Fran Berkoff, a columnist from Sun Media states "Your relationship with food is a complex one. When you're under stress, this relationship can change. For some, it means eating more, for some
My Development recipe (vegetable stir fry)
Time plan 3.35- wash hands 3.36- put apron on 3.37- sanitize work surface area 3.39- take all equipment and ingredients out 3.41- weigh ingredients 3.43- wash vegetables well 3.44- slice the chilli's, spring onions, and broccoli 3.48- chop the garlic cloves 3. 50- boil 1/2 a litre of water with added oil and salt in a saucepan 3. 52- now add the whole wheat spaghetti and boil for 15 minutes 3.53- while the spaghetti is boiling, heat some oil in a frying pan to medium heat 3.56- stir the spaghetti in the sauce pan to prevent them from sticking 3.57- stir fry the chilli's, garlic, spring onions, lettuce and broccoli 3.59- add the seasoning and water and stir fry for 8 minutes 4.06- from the saucepan take one string of spaghetti out and taste, to see if it is cooked 4.07- if the spaghetti is ready, then turn off the heat and place them in a coriander to drain in the sink 4.08- add the soy sauce, vegetable stock and cooked spaghetti to the stir fry and cook for another 10 minutes 4.18- turn off the heat and leave the stir fry to cool 4.20- wash up and dry all the equipment with washing up liquid 4.25- place the stir fry into a container 4.26- wash and dry the frying pan with washing up liquid 4.30- pack away and take apron off 4.35- the bell rings My Development recipe (vegetable stir
