CUUL 1370 Syllabus

Subject Code

CUUL

Course Number

1370

Course Title

Culinary Nutrition and Menu Development

Prerequisites

CUUL 1124

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Credit Hours

Course Description

This course emphasizes menu planning for all types of facilities, services, and special diets. Topics include menu selection, menu development and pricing, nutrition, special diets, cooking nutritional foods, and organics. Laboratory demonstrations and student management and supervision parallel class work.

Program Fee: $194 (2nd set of uniforms)

Must pass with a C or Higher

Course Outcomes

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Identify special diets and discuss the importance of following special diets for health concerns.
  • Develop a special diet for client.
  • Identify the types of menus.
  • Select menus for special occasions.
  • Identify the steps in constructing a menus.
  • Identify factors in costing a menu.
  • Identify the various sources for nutrition.
  • Discuss the importance of balanced menus.
  • Prepare a balanced menu following appropriate guidelines.
  • Identify and develop special diet menus for customers with special dietary needs.
  • Prepare a meal using special diets.
  • Explain the principles of producing food organically.
  • Define the USDA Classifications of Organic Foods.