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

Demonstration should include

• identifying cooking techniques that maximize retention of nutrients
• identifying storage techniques that promote maximum retention of nutrients
• explaining why the ways foods are prepared, cooked, and stored affect their nutritional content
• explaining why cooking time and moisture can cause foods to lose their nutrients
• performing various cooking and storage techniques that maximize retention of nutrients.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

• How can cooking techniques affect nutrients in foods?
• How can storage techniques affect nutrients in foods?

Communication

• How can employees communicate the effect of cooking and storage on nutrient retention?
• What is the difference between fat-soluble and water-soluble nutrients?
• What are macronutrients?
• How do macronutrients contribute calories to the diet?

Leadership

• What is the importance of retaining nutrients in food when cooking and storing?

Management

• What processes can affect nutrients?
• What products might be affected differently by the same cooking technique?