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Practice knife skills with a potato, discuss vegetarianism, and learn about the benefits and nutritional aspects of a vegetarian diet. Prepare for tomorrow's quiz and be ready to participate in the vegetarian lab.
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Today… • You Need: • Notebook • Pen or Pencil • We are going to: • Knife skills quiz tomorrow!!!! • Practice knife skills with a potato • Discuss Vegetarianism • Video • Notes
Knife Skills Practice • How to Cut a Potato • “Large Sticks” become Medium Dice (1/2 inch square) • Batonette become Small Dice (1/4 inch square) • Julienne become Brunoise (1/8 inch square)
Your Turn - • Wash your potato in cool running water. • Use a chef’s knife to practice these cuts: • Large Sticks > Medium Dice (1/2 inch square) • Batonette > Small Dice (1/4 inch square) • Julienne > Brunoise (1/8 inch square) PLANKS > STICKS > SQUARES • SAVE ALL SCRAPS!!! • Combine like cuts after individual assessment.
VEGETARIAN Protein Day 2
What Do We Eat?The Vegetarian Debate • Fill out your worksheet while you watch.
Vegetarian Diets • Popular for a variety of reasons • Health • Cost • Religion/Spiritual • Ecology • Culture • Ethical
Types of Vegetarians • Ovo-vegetarians include eggs. • Lacto-vegetarians include dairy products. • Lacto-ovo-vegetarians include eggs and dairy products, but no meat. • Pesco-vegetarians include fish, but not other meat like poultry or beef. • Vegans do not eat (or use) any animal products.
Vegetarian Nutritional Issues • Vitamin B12 • Needed to avoid anemia • Found in animal sources • Found in nutritional yeast and soy milk • Calcium • It is difficult to eat enough green leafy vegetables for children or pregnant/nursing women • Riboflavin • Protein • Iron
Soybeans • The soybean is part of the pea family and is a legume. • A legume is a dried bean that splits along the side. • Black Bean • Lima bean • Peanut
Nutritional Properties of Soy • 15% Carbohydrates • 15% Insoluble Carbohydrates (Fiber) • 38% Protein • 18% Oil • Soyfoods contain no cholesterol
Soy Products • Soy milk • Soy oil • Soy flour • Soy nut butter • Tofu • Soy burgers • Edamame
Health Benefits of Soy • Lower cholesterol • Reduce risk of heart disease • Reduce risk of cancer
Vegetarian Lab Mise en Plae • For tomorrow’s lab, please have your mise en place sheet finished and ready to go for Thursday’s lab. • Please remember closed toed shoes and hair ties!