BBC Good Food
- Start Date: 26 Jul, 2021
- 5 weeks
- Study Content: Videos
Ready to cook yourself healthy? Learn how to prepare nourishing and delicious meals with BBC Good Food’s brand-new course
Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
Course Description
This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.
Learn how to create nutritious meals and master 5 healthy recipes in 5 weeks
Do you want to cook healthy and delicious meals from scratch that make you feel good too?
This course will take you on a food-first journey towards understanding what nutrition is, why it matters and how to apply its basic principles to your cooking.
Guided by our health and cooking experts at BBC Good Food, you’ll learn how to plan, devise, and master nutritious, everyday meals.
Explore the components of a balanced diet and discover how to apply these principles to your cooking
What you eat affects your mind, your body and your energy – but you shouldn’t need a degree in nutrition in order to eat well!
This course begins by introducing you to basic concepts such as nutrients, ingredient benefits and key equipment you might find useful in supporting your healthy cooking journey.
You’ll be empowered to make informed decisions about the type of meals and recipes you choose to support your long-term wellbeing.
Discover new flavours and cooking methods to support your healthy eating plans
Each week, you’ll master a new healthy dish to add to your recipe repertoire, learn how to identify food groups, plan your meals, and create healthy balanced meals in minutes.
You’ll also discover how to anticipate, eliminate and troubleshoot potential failure points like recipe mishaps, planning and food storage.
Step into healthy cooking with experts at BBC Good Food
BBC Good Food has over 30 years of culinary teaching experience and this course offers a wealth of knowledge to any aspiring healthy cook.
Developed in collaboration with our health and nutrition experts, you’ll be inspired to have fun with cooking while also discovering healthy dishes that make you feel great in the process.
This course is for anyone who wants to learn how to regularly cook healthy meals.
This may include:
Healthy eating enthusiasts: you love healthy foods and cooking regular meals but want to achieve better balance in your eating habits.
- Family cooks: you want to know how to nourish your family with balanced meals, and get tips for simplifying healthy cooking.
The nutrition-curious: you want a deeper understanding of how food impacts the body and our overall wellbeing. You’re excited by health trends, but want to better understand the fundamental elements of nutrition and diet.
Home cooks in training: you’ve mastered the basic cooking skills like boiling pasta and preparing meat and vegetables but you want to create new healthy and balanced meals.
- Students: You want to go beyond pot noodles to support your health and energy. With tight budgets and limited equipment, you need simple techniques and fool-proof meals that you can turn to again and again.
Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.
BBC Good Food
This university is part of the partnership between eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn.
This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.
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