Explain cooking and storage techniques that promote maximum retention of nutrients.

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?