Meal Planning Essentials

This course provides an introduction to nutritional meal and menu planning, recipe development, and food creation within a variety of production settings. Topics will include: menu structures and design, recipe selection, identification of sources, quality standards, nutritional ingredient availability, seasonality, menu planning costs, health coaching techniques, and identifying behavioral changes needed to improve long-term eating habits. Students will also learn how to modify and improvise recipes, as well as recipe and ingredient costing. (FT)