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Introduction
Adventures in Food and Nutrition! is designed to help you explore the exciting world of
food and nutrition. You will explore beyond familiar foods and preparation methods. A
multicultural, multiethnic emphasis will encourage you to try new foods.
Adventures in Food and Nutrition! introduces you to food and nutrition. It will lead you to
develop scientific and inquiry skills, preparing you to become nutritionally literate and able
to make smart food choices. You will sharpen your critical thinking and problem-solving
skills and apply math and science principles with hands-on exercises and experiments.
These will help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to become an informed food
consumer.
Each chapter begins with objectives and new terms you will encounter. Chapters also
include a summary, review questions, application questions, and activities, plus hundreds
of colorful photos and charts. Each chapter also includes special interest topics focusing on
nutrition, cultures, health concerns, and technology. Math and science topics related to food
and nutrition are also featured.
Adventures in Food and Nutrition! makes the study of food and nutrition a fun adventure!
It will help you understand the consequences of your food choices. It will also allow you
to become involved in both the science and creativity of preparing nutritious meals and
snacks.
About the Author
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, Ph.D., R.D. F.A.D.A. is a nationally recognized author and nutrition
educator. Carol received her degrees in Home Economics Education and Nutrition from
Florida State University and Pennsylvania State University. She is a Registered Dietitian
and a member of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, American
Dietetic Association, and Society for Nutrition Education. In addition to being the author of
Adventures in Food and Nutrition!, Carol has written several classroom nutrition education
curriculum guides and teaching kits for preschool, elementary, middle school, and high
school students. She also writes nutrition education computer software, a college level
textbook, and has contributed nutrition articles to various family and consumer sciences
publications as well as the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior and the Journal of
the American Dietetic Association. She is actively involved in designing new methods to
teach people of all ages how to improve their diets and health.
Carol has extensive teaching experience at both the secondary and university levels. As an
active lecturer and consultant, she frequently conducts workshops for family and consumer
sciences teachers and dietitians. She has made nutrition education presentations at
national meetings of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Society
for Nutrition Education, American Dietetic Association, and International Congress of
Nutrition. She has served as the Director of the Nutrition Information and Resource Center at
Pennsylvania State University. Currently, she is a nutrition teacher and researcher at Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey. For her expertise and significant contributions to the field
of nutrition education, she has been named a Fellow of the American Dietetic Association.
She also has received the Outstanding Nutrition Educator award from the Society of Nutrition
Education, American Dietetic Association, and U.S. Department of Agriculture.