DIET 3342 - Healthy Food Preparation

Prerequisites: DIET 2215 nutrition major, minor, or permission of instructor. Preparing food according to today's healthy eating goals. Food laboratory strategies include modifying recipe content to include natural sources of protein, fat, and carbohydrates in healthy meals, snacks, and sports beverages while incorporating accurate nutrition analysis and costing of recipes using the latest technology. Discussion of organic, functional, and genetically engineered foods. Students design recipe or food demo projects incorporating course content. Laboratory fee. 4 credits