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Overview
This Healthy Cooking Made Easy with BBC Good Food at FutureLearn 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
- 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.
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Topics include:
- How to properly identify macronutrients i.e. protein, fats, carbs
- Understanding micronutrients and their sources
- Creative ways to achieve your 5-a-day
- The benefits of colour and savvy seasonings in your meals
- How to achieve balance in meals
- The kitchen equipment basics
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Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Food Science Culinary Arts View 11 other Short Courses in Culinary Arts in United KingdomExplore more key information
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- 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.
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International
74 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 74 EUR for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
74 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 74 EUR for the full programme during 2 months.
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