Title: Explain cooking and storage techniques that promote maximum retention of nutrients.
Course: Culinary Arts I (16052-I) > Section: Understanding Nutritional Principles

Explanation should include

- describing how preparing, cooking, and storing food affects its nutritional content
- describing how cooking time and moisture affect the nutritional value of food
- summarizing commonly used ways to cook and store food to maximize retention of nutrients.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- How do storage techniques affect the nutrients in food?
- How do cooking techniques affect the nutrients in food?
- What effect does temperature and time have on nutrient retention in foods?
- What cooking methods best preserve the nutritional value of foods?

Leadership

- How can a chef enhance the nutritional value of foods with certain cooking techniques?
- What effect do food-processing techniques have on various nutrients?

Management

- Why do staff receiving food deliveries need to write the date on incoming foods and check their temperatures?