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Nutrition: Healthy Cooking, Healthy Living

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Course Features

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Duration

4 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Intermediate

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Effort

4 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Top chefs share healthy eating tips

Healthy eating is key for a healthy lifestyle and positive mental health. Many chefs and cooks aren't sure how to create healthy meals and recipes.

This course will teach you from top professionals what a healthy diet looks like. This course will give you a thorough overview of healthy eating habits and how to implement them into your own cooking.

Study the effects of healthy eating habits

Learn how the digestive system works, the biological factors that influence our daily food intake, and how a healthy gut can benefit the brain.

You'll learn about nutrition terminology and the difference between calories, carbohydrates and protein. Learn about the importance of fibres and lipids in determining how to get vitamins and minerals from vegetables and fruits.

Examine the relationship between diet and well-being

You'll be able to reflect on the effects of healthy eating on your well-being and will also explore aspects of gastro-philosophy with noted hospitality experts from the Swiss Education Group (SEG).

Finally, you will learn what mindful eating is and how to use different healthy cooking styles.

A healthy eating plan that is manageable and sustainable

You'll be able to access recipes from professional chefs to help with your healthy cooking.

You'll be able, by the end of this course, to create a healthy eating program and put your new knowledge into action at work.

Course Overview

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Post Course Interactions

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Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Apply different healthy cooking styles on a daily basis

Describe the importance of vitamins, calories, carbohydrates, sugar and others, and where to find them

Interpret the functioning of a human digestive system

Explore the characteristics of a healthy diet and its composition

Target Students

This course would be suitable for entry-level cooks, chefs, and food lovers who are interested in developing their knowledge of nutrition and want to create dishes based on their concepts

Course Instructors

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Chef Darren Burke

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Culinary Chef at Cesar Ritz Colleges Switzerland
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Chef Francesco Versari

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Food Science Specialist at César Ritz Colleges Switzerland
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Tania Thompson

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Lecturer of Nutrition and Sustainable Sciences at Cesar Ritz Colleges Switzerland
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Vanessa Balouzet-Uchanski

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Vice President Transformation & Strategic Partnerships at Swiss Education Group
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