The Art Of Nutritional Cuisine

Now more than ever, culinary professionals are expected to provide cuisine that satisfies the diverse nutritional needs of a vast population of consumers. While the public has become increasingly health conscious, chefs can serve well-presented, great-tasting, and nutritious foods that at the same time support a healthy lifestyle. The Art of Nutritional Cuisine offers foundational nutrition principles with practical reinforcement of these principles in cooking labs complete with menus and recipes for delicious meals. Includes Material for Classroom Lectures and Laboratory Practicum The lecture portion of the book includes: A glossary of key terms Teachable Moments to amplify the application of basic food science concepts Recommended websites to facilitate further study References to USDA guidelines to assist in planning and achieving a healthy diet Appendices elaborating on pertinent topics in nutrition and nutritional cooking Ample space for reader notes to be added to the text Recipes and Sample Menus The lab portion of the text offers the opportunity to apply basic nutritional principles in the kitchen and equips readers with the ability to prepare tasty and healthy cuisine. It includes recipes and sample menus that enable application of the lecture material. Using classic culinary techniques while adhering to sound nutritional principles, professional and home chefs can create tasty meals that promote good health.

This updated edition is both a guide and a tool for those interested in preparing healthy food. Offering streamlined coverage, the work combines the science of nutrition with the art of cooking--logically progressing through the basics of nutrition to health and diet, to cooking techniques to menu planning and finally, sample recipes.

This unique text combines the experience of a professional chef with the expertise of a registered dietitian, offering readers a valuable guidebook/resource tool for preparing healthy food. The science of nutrition and the art of cooking are fully integrated to illustrate the infinite possibilities of healthy cooking that achieves quality in all areas of taste and customer satisfaction. A refreshing emphasis is placed on the taste, and composition of nutritionally prepared foods.

Culinary Nutrition: The Science and Practice of Healthy Cooking is the first textbook specifically written to bridge the relationship between food science, nutrition and culinology as well as consumer choices for diet, health and enjoyment. The book uses a comprehensive format with real-life applications, recipes and color photographs of finished dishes to emphasize the necessity of sustainably deliverable, health-beneficial and taste-desirable products. With pedagogical elements to enhance and reinforce learning opportunities, this book explores what foods involve the optimum nutritional value for dietary needs, including specific dietary requirements and how foods are produced. It also considers alternative production methods, along with the impact of preparation on both the nutritional value of a food and its consumer acceptability. Other discussions focus on the basics of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids, issues of diet and disease such as weight management, and food production and preparation. Laboratory-type, in-class activities are presented using limited materials and applications of complex concepts in real-life situations. This book will be a valuable resource for undergraduate students in culinary nutrition, nutrition science, food science and nutrition, and culinary arts courses. It will also appeal to professional chefs and food scientists as well as research chefs in product development. Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2014: USA, Best Author or Chef for Professionals, Gourmand International Global Food Industry Awards 2014: Special Mention in Communicating Science-Related Knowledge to Consumers Aimed at Improving their Lifestyle, International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) Explores the connections among the technical sciences of nutrition, food science and the culinary arts as well as consumer choices for diet, health and enjoyment Presents laboratory-type, in-class activities using limited materials and real-life applications of complex concepts Includes photographs and recipes to enhance learning experience

Nourish your physical body, support your mind and emotions, generate vital energy, inspire intuition and intelligence, and enrich your spirit. Ayurvedic practitioner and dietitian Susie Colles blends Western science with the ancient wisdom of Āyurveda to offer a modern-day, self-guided reconnection with food, body, health, and the natural world of which we are a part. Through the lens of India’s traditional healing system, The Art of Ayurvedic Nutrition delivers an alternative view of the body you live in, the food you eat, and what it means to be truly healthy. Topics include: Discovering your unique constitution Building your personal relationship with food Living in harmony with natural cycles and seasons Overcoming the diet mentality, hunger, food cravings, and weight gain Creating new, favorable eating habits And much, much more The Art of Ayurvedic Nutrition offers deep practical know-how and tangible steps to empower you to better understand and experience yourself and the food that nourishes you.

Combining the science of nutrition with the art of culinary professions, this book provides a balanced overview of culinary nutrition. It contains the needed background for the design of healthy menus and recipes, the marketing of healthy food programs, and the training of food-service staff in healthy preparation and service techniques. Chapter topics include carbohydrates; fats; protein; vitamins, minerals, and water; nutrition and activity; food safety; and ethnic cuisine. For nutrition counselors and culinary arts professionals.