Stanford Introduction to Food and Health
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Around the world, we find ourselves facing global epidemics of obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and other predominantly diet-related diseases. To address these public health crises, we urgently need to explore innovative strategies for promoting healthful eating. There is strong evidence that global increases in the consumption of heavily processed foods, coupled with cultural shifts away from the preparation of food in the home, have contributed to high rates of preventable, chronic disease. In this course, learners will be given the information and practical skills they need to begin optimizing the way they eat. This course will shift the focus away from reductionist discussions about nutrients and move, instead, towards practical discussions about real food and the environment in which we consume it. By the end of this course, learners should have the tools they need to distinguish between foods that will support their health and those that threaten it. In addition, we will present a compelling rationale for a return to simple home cooking, an integral part of our efforts to live longer, healthier lives.
SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN
- Health Informatics
- Nutrition
- Food Safety
- Food Science
Culinary Immersion: Recreating Regional Cuisine
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Learn Pok Pok chef Andy Ricker’s process for faithfully recreating Northern Thai cuisine, and then apply his insight to a favorite cuisine of your own. In this 45-minute class, Andy goes over the importance of the historical and cultural context of dishes, finding native ingredients, utilizing endemic tools and techniques, and even considering the proper means of consumption. As Andy says, this is less of a cooking class and more of an exercise to look deeper into the food that we eat.
Develop and Implement a Food Safety Program
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Developing a system for ensuring safe food handling practices is essential for any business that stores, prepares, displays, serves and/or disposes of food.
This course will help you understand:
Construction and requirements of a food safety program
Food safety legislation and food standards
How to implement HACCP procedures
Methods for identifying, minimising and controlling food safety hazards
Monitoring, evaluation and reporting requirements
Cake Baking and Decorating
International Culinary Studio
Modules included are: Knowledge and techniques to bake a range of cakes Selecting the best ingredients and equipment Baking methods include: Flour Batter, Blending, Creaming, Tea Cake and All in. Ratios and Yields how to increase or decrease your servings size Baking Faults: how to fix them Creating a Healthy Cake Sponges and Fruit Cakes Cake fillings and Icings.