HEALTHY COOKING

Healthy Cooking Made Easy with BBC Good Food Do you want to cook healthy and delicious meals from scratch that make you feel good too? This FREE TO JOIN course 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 and discover how to apply these principles to your cooking 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 & recipes you choose to support your long-term wellbeing.

Discover new flavours and cooking methods to support your healthy eating plans. Each week, you’ll master a new healthy dish to add to your recipe repertoire, learn how to identify food groups, plan your meals, and create healthy balanced meals in minutes. You’ll also discover how to anticipate, eliminate and troubleshoot potential failure points like recipe mishaps, planning and food storage. Each week, you’ll learn how to master a new healthy meal to add to your kitchen repertoire. The classes start with the very fundamentals of healthy eating, including understanding and identifying the key foods that support your health and why. As you work your way through the course, you’ll build on this knowledge, learning how to easily identify food groups, plan ahead and create delicious, balanced meals in minutes. Each class involves an investigation into your ingredient benefits and their purpose in your meal; an exploration of what learners already know, kitchen equipment and ingredient know-how, as well as how to anticipate, eliminate and troubleshoot potential failure points i.e. food storage, equipment and leftovers. Each class ends with a new recipe to make and a supplemental recipe to experiment with further, plus links to a collection of recipes that might prove useful in the future.

This course also includes:

► How to properly identify macronutrients i.e. protein, fats, carbs ► Understanding micronutrients and their sources ► Creative ways to achieve your 5-aday ► The benefits of colour and savvy seasonings in your meals ► How to achieve balance in meals ► The kitchen equipment basics ► Our favourite cooking techniques for preparing healthy meals