Guide to Good Food - Hardcover

Largen, Velda L.; Bence, Deborah L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1605256005 ISBN 13: 9781605256009

Publisher: Goodheart-Willcox, 2011

Synopsis

Guide to Good Food gives your students an in-depth look at the exciting world of food and the MyPlate food guidance system. This edition incorporates the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans as it shows students how to select, store, prepare, and serve nutritious, appealing dishes.

Each chapter includes a profile of one of the many food-related careers available. Students further investigate career and job success in two new career-related chapters and in brief Career Success features throughout.

The extensive Foods of the World section has tabbed pages that allow students to conveniently explore the culture and cuisine of over 30 countries. Menus and recipes with step-by-step directions as well as nutritional analyses are included.

New to this edition are A Measure of Math and Teamwork in Action activities at the end of each chapter. Within the chapters are new features on the following topics:

·        Global Perspective

·        Health and Wellness

·        Food Science

·        Culture and Social Studies

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About this edition

• Publisher: Goodheart-Willcox
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1605256005
• ISBN 13: 9781605256009
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 762