Cooking is one of the most powerful ways in which we can optimize our enjoyment of great quality food while protecting our health. Even on a tight budget, cooking can be a cost-effective, joyful and rewarding way to love the food that will love us back for a lifetime. In this course, you’ll learn some basic recipes from a home cook and two professional chefs who prioritize healthful eating. You’ll also learn some of the fundamentals of principle-based cooking that can help you break free from the chains of having to follow recipes exactly. Better health and creative expression lie in the ability to improvise in the kitchen, using whatever is available to make tasty, simple meals. We can’t wait to welcome you into our kitchens in this mouth-watering course! Here’s to your health and the home cooking that can support it!
This course is part of the Food Sustainability, Mindful Eating, and Healthy Cooking Specialization
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About this Course
No prerequisites for this course. We recommend taking the other courses in this specialization as well.
What you will learn
Learn how to cook using a principle-based approach so that you can make healthy food with whatever is available in your kitchen and in your region.
Learn how to prepare plant-forward meals that will delight you and protect your health.
Make it easier to cook regularly, by having the right ingredients on hand.
Skills you will gain
- Building a balanced meal
- Cooking vegetables in ways that will delight
- Shopping for and storing produce with sustainability in mind
- Applying moderation and variety to your meals
- Creating sensible and delightful desserts
No prerequisites for this course. We recommend taking the other courses in this specialization as well.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Foundations for Healthy Cooking
Cooking with Maya
Cooking with Israel Garcia
Cooking with Jacopo Beni
Reviews
- 5 stars76.92%
- 4 stars11.53%
- 3 stars6.41%
- 2 stars1.28%
- 1 star3.84%
TOP REVIEWS FROM COOKING FOR BUSY HEALTHY PEOPLE
A great course! I learned a lot about moderation and variety in cooking healthy meals, and I also got a ton of new recipes to try, too.
I though this was a handy course. Would have liked perhaps some examples o f ad-libbing meals with core ingredients. But good reminder of why we should cook!
Very helpful videos and articles. Very informative and gives me the desire to eat and cook healthy. Thank you so much!
Giving 4 stars. Love cooking and loved seeing all the new recipes. Wished they showed alternatives to replacing some of the seafood/shellfish since I have an allergy to all seafood.
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