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Understanding Food: Principles & Preparation, 7th Edition
Overview
Brown's UNDERSTANDING FOOD: PRINCIPLES AND PREPARATION, 7th Edition, has been a best-selling food fundamentals title for over 25 years. It takes the undergraduate student on a comprehensive journey through the science of food, covering the core content of three important fields -- nutrition science, food science and food service -- helping students to choose a career in the industry. Contemporary and comprehensive, the seventh edition discusses classification, composition, selection, purchasing and storage for a range of foods, and explores various aspects of food service, including food preparation, meal planning, equipment, food preservation and government regulations. This edition is available with an updated MindTap course, Cengage’s digital teaching and learning platform, that powers students from memorization to mastery.
- NEW Videos illustrate food principles and preparation.
- Coverage is updated to include plant-based diets and food options.
- New updates reflect the Dietary Guidelines, 2020–2025.
- NEW Appendix includes Food Chemistry Composition Basics.
- NEW Culinary Math feature has been added for menu, measurement and conversion techniques.
- NEW professional kitchen and food preparation equipment has been added, explained and illustrated with photos.
- Designs have been updated with full color images throughout, with an emphasis on updated photos of kitchen equipment. A rich design appeals to today's learners, adds impact to the book's charts and graphs and makes the information clearer and more engaging.
- Problems and causes tables summarize the problems that may occur when preparing specific food products and describe the possible causes, providing students with a handy reference tool for deciphering "what went wrong."
- Pictorial summaries: A proven favorite with readers, the Pictorial Summaries features close out each chapter with a combination of art and narrative text to encapsulate the key concepts for student review.
- Chapter review questions help students prepare for both their class exams and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics registration examination.
1 Food Selection
2 Food Evaluation
3 Chemistry of Food Composition
PART II FOOD SERVICE
4 Food Safety
5 Meal Management
6 Food Preparation Basics
PART III FOODS PROTEIN—MEAT, POULTRY, FISH, DAIRY, & EGGS
7 Meat
8 Poultry
9 Fish and Shellfish
10 Milk
11 Cheese
12 Eggs
PHYTOCHEMICALS— VEGETABLES, FRUITS, SOUPS, & SALADS
13 Vegetables and Legumes
14 Fruits
15 Soups, Salads, and Gelatins
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES— CEREALS, FLOUR, BREADS
16 Starches and Sauces
17 Cereal, Grains, and Pastas
18 Flours and Flour Mixtures
19 Quick Breads
20 Yeast Breads
DESSERTS—REFINED CARBOHYDRATES & FAT
21 Sweeteners
22 Fats and Oils
23 Cakes and Cookies
24 Pastries and Pies
25 Candy
26 Frozen Desserts
WATER—BEVERAGES
27 Beverages
PART IV FOOD INDUSTRY
28 Food Preservation
29 Government Food Regulations
30 Careers in Food and Nutrition
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FOR STUDENTS
Lab Manual for Brown's Understanding Food: Principles and Preparation
ISBN: 9780357974193
The Lab Manual includes recipes and experiments appropriate for a food principles and food preparation course organized to match the sequence of topics in the text. Each lab begins with an introduction and pre-lab questions, followed by an overview of the objectives, procedures, recipes and post-lab questions.
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MindTap for Brown's UNDERSTANDING FOOD: PRINCIPLES AND PREPARATION, 7th Edition, is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course to provide engaging content, challenge every individual and build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.
MindTap for Brown's UNDERSTANDING FOOD: PRINCIPLES AND PREPARATION, 7th Edition, gives you complete ownership of your content and learning experience. Customize the interactive syllabi, emphasize the most important topics and add your own material or notes in the eBook. MindTap's Diet and Wellness Plus app enables students to track diet and activities, generate reports and gain a better understanding of how nutrition and lifestyle choices relate to personal health goals.
eTextbook: Lab Manual for Brown's Understanding Food: Principles and Preparation
ISBN: 9780357974209
The Lab Manual includes recipes and experiments appropriate for a food principles and food preparation course, organized to match the sequence of topics in the text. Each lab begins with an introduction and pre-lab questions, followed by an overview of the objectives, procedures, recipes and post-lab questions.