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Techniques of Healthy Cooking, 4th Edition

ISBN: 978-1-118-54763-2

February 2013

576 pages

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Description

Choosing a healthy eating pattern is vitally important, as diet directly influences health.  From The Culinary Institute of America, Techniques of Healthy Cooking is a comprehensive kitchen reference for understanding nutrition concepts, creating healthy eating patterns, developing healthy recipes and menus, and cooking healthy recipes.   From soups, salads, and appetizers to main dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, there are nearly 500 recipes with more than 150 four-color photographs of ingredients, techniques, and finished dishes.

About the Author
Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is an independent, not‑for‑profit college offering bachelor's and associate degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts, as well as certificate programs in Latin cuisines and wine and beverage studies. A network of more than 44,000 alumni has helped the CIA earn its reputation as the world's premier culinary college. The CIA, which also offers courses for professionals and food enthusiasts, as well as consulting services for the foodservice and hospitality industry, has campuses in Hyde Park, NY; St. Helena, CA; San Antonio, TX; and Singapore.
New to Edition
  • 483 recipes (109 recipes are all-new to this edition) reflect the revised set of principles for healthy cooking from The Culinary Institute of America, with 157 four-color photographs displaying ingredients, techniques, and finished dishes. 
  • The entire collection of recipes reflects this new set of principles, using more whole ingredients, sustainable foods, and substitution options to keep menus tied closely to the seasons.
  • The new edition is updated to include information on the importance of seasonality and using local sources, considering organics, and thinking about sustainability when establishing food purchasing procedures for the foodservice establishment.
Features
  • The Culinary Institute of America combines the knowledge of professional chefs, dietitians, and foodservice professionals and establishes a revised set of principles for healthy cooking to achieve and maintain optimum health.
  • 483 recipes, with 109 all-new to this edition, offer ideas and inspirations to professional chefs and culinary students in an in-the-kitchen nutrition course.
  • The nutrition analysis is based on the current food label and includes calories, total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, sugars, and protein.