Dietary Manager Training: Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates (Screencast)
Learners follow the path of a carbohydrate food from consumption through digestion to absorption into the bloodstream. In a matching exercise, students identify the main type of carbohydrate found in four different foods.
Dietary Manager Training: Cooling Foods Using an Ice Water Bath
In this animated learning object, learners read about the proper handling of foods that contain the nutrients and water that bacteria require for growth.
Learners read about various cuts of beef and the methods of preparing them: roasting, baking, broiling, pan broiling, braising, stewing, and marinating. In a drag-and-drop exercise, students match the cut of beef to the appropriate cooking method.
Dietary Manager Training: Classifying Foods According to Nutrient Density
Students read about foods that are high in nutrients compared to the number of calories. They identify if certain foods have high or low nutrient density.
Learners read how they can make menus more pleasing to the senses by paying attention to shape, form, texture, temperature, color, flavor, and visual appeal.
Students locate the seven countries in the Sahel region, which is between the Sahara and the coastal rain forests. They identify the famous city of Timbuktu in a map exercise.