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Introduction
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Guide to Good Food includes information on
a wide range of food and nutrition topics. This
practical text focuses on the latest advice about
nutrition and physical activity. It offers guide-
lines for using appliances, setting up a food
budget, and buying and storing foods. It provides
help for managing resources, organizing work-
space, and working effectively as part of a team.
Discussions on basic cooking methods will give
you the background needed to prepare a variety
of foods. Guide to Good Food also includes several
chapters on foods from around the world.
The broad scope of information in this text
is intended to show you food is more than just
something to eat. Food provides a source of
income for millions of people. It is at the heart
of scientific research. It is also a part of people’s
cultural identity.
You will find Guide to Good Food easy to
read and understand. A Reading Prep activity,
content and academic terms, and learning
objectives will introduce you to the content of
each chapter. As you read, hundreds of images
will help you picture the many foods and tech-
niques that are discussed. Colorful boxes will
address scientific, cultural, environmental, and
health issues related to food. Descriptions of an
array of food industry careers detail work tasks,
needed skills, and training requirements to help
you think about your future options for work.
Numerous recipes will give you the chance to
practice food preparation methods covered in
the book. Review questions at the end of each
chapter will help you assess your learning
of what you read. A variety of activities are
suggested to help you build skills needed for
success at home, at work, and in the community.
All these resources are intended to add to your
experience as you study the interesting and vital
subject of food and nutrition.
Introduction
MJTH/Shutterstock.com
Guide to Good Food includes information on
a wide range of food and nutrition topics. This
practical text focuses on the latest advice about
nutrition and physical activity. It offers guide-
lines for using appliances, setting up a food
budget, and buying and storing foods. It provides
help for managing resources, organizing work-
space, and working effectively as part of a team.
Discussions on basic cooking methods will give
you the background needed to prepare a variety
of foods. Guide to Good Food also includes several
chapters on foods from around the world.
The broad scope of information in this text
is intended to show you food is more than just
something to eat. Food provides a source of
income for millions of people. It is at the heart
of scientific research. It is also a part of people’s
cultural identity.
You will find Guide to Good Food easy to
read and understand. A Reading Prep activity,
content and academic terms, and learning
objectives will introduce you to the content of
each chapter. As you read, hundreds of images
will help you picture the many foods and tech-
niques that are discussed. Colorful boxes will
address scientific, cultural, environmental, and
health issues related to food. Descriptions of an
array of food industry careers detail work tasks,
needed skills, and training requirements to help
you think about your future options for work.
Numerous recipes will give you the chance to
practice food preparation methods covered in
the book. Review questions at the end of each
chapter will help you assess your learning
of what you read. A variety of activities are
suggested to help you build skills needed for
success at home, at work, and in the community.
All these resources are intended to add to your
experience as you study the interesting and vital
subject of food and nutrition.