Understanding Food : Principles and Preparation
ISBN: 9780538734981 | 0538734981
Edition: 4thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 6/1/2010
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UNDERSTANDING FOOD: PRINCIPLES AND PREPARATION is your introductory guide to learning about foods, food preparation, food service, and food science. Integrating these key topics with relevant information about nutrition and the food industry, the fourth edition gives you a thorough overview of the different dimensions of food principles--and insight into the variety of career options available in the food industry. Numerous photographs and illustrations help you understand and apply what you read.
| Food Science and Nutrition | |
| Food Selection | |
| Food Evaluation | |
| Chemistry of Food Composition | |
| Food Service | |
| Food Safety | |
| Food Preparation Basics | |
| Meal Management | |
| Foods | |
| Protein--Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dairy, and Eggs | |
| Meat | |
| Poultry | |
| Fish ... MORE | |
| Milk | |
| Cheese | |
| Eggs | |
| Phytochemicals--Vegetables, Fruits, Soups, and Salads | |
| Vegetables and Legumes | |
| Fruits | |
| Soups, Salads, and Gelatins | |
| Complex Carbohydrates--Cereals, Flour, and Breads | |
| Cereal Grains and Pastas | |
| Flours and Flour Mixtures | |
| Starches and Sauces | |
| Quick Breads | |
| Yeast Breads | |
| Desserts--Refined Carbohydrates and Fat | |
| Sweeteners | |
| Fats and Oils | |
| Cakes and Cookies | |
| Pies and Pastries | |
| Candy | |
| Frozen Desserts | |
| Water--Beverages | |
| Beverages | |
| Food Industry | |
| Food Preservation | |
| Government Food Regulations | |
| Careers in Food and Nutrition | |
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