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, vocabulary activities, 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.
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, Ph.D., R.D., F.A.N.D. 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, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly American Dietetic Association), and Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. In addition to being the author of Adventures in Food and Nutrition!, Carol has written several classroom nutrition education and food safety 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 and Behavior, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 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 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She also has received the Outstanding Nutrition Educator award from the Society of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
