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Food Courses

Food courses can help you learn culinary techniques, nutrition basics, food safety practices, and meal planning strategies. You can build skills in flavor pairing, ingredient sourcing, and dietary adjustments for various health needs. Many courses introduce tools like kitchen equipment, recipe management software, and food photography techniques, connecting these skills to practical applications in home cooking, meal prep, and even food blogging.


Popular Food Courses and Certifications


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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Moving Beyond Basics: Dairy Nutrition and Diet Formulation

    Skills you'll gain: Nutritional Assessment, Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Education, Clinical Nutrition, Food Quality Assurance And Control

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Gestión de Emprendimientos Gastronómicos

    Skills you'll gain: Hospitality and Food Services, Food and Beverage, Restaurant Management, Resource Management, Market Analysis, Market Opportunities, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Cost Management, Operational Efficiency

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    National Academy of Sports Medicine

    Nutrition Hot Topics and Controversies

    Skills you'll gain: Nutrition Education, Nutrition and Diet, Patient Education And Counseling, Clinical Nutrition, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Scientific Methods, Medical Science and Research, Life Sciences

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    University of California, Davis

    Beer Quality Systems

    Skills you'll gain: ISO 9000 Series, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Quality Assurance and Control, Food and Beverage, Quality Assessment, Quality Management, Hazard Analysis, Standard Operating Procedure, Statistical Process Controls, Cost Control, Descriptive Statistics

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    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Rutgers MBS: Introduction to Personal Care Science

    Skills you'll gain: Manufacturing and Production, Manufacturing Processes, Product Testing, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, Personal Care, Product Development, Laboratory Testing, Materials science, Workforce Development, New Product Development, Packaging and Labeling, Quality Control, Entrepreneurship, Consumer Behaviour, Chemistry, Business, Innovation

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    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    Educación sobre el cambio climático

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Water Resources, Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development, Interactive Learning, Health Education, Energy and Utilities, Environmental Science, Land Management, Environment Health And Safety, Adaptability, Food and Beverage, Teaching, Water Quality, Education and Training, Instructional Strategies, Community Organizing, Nutrition and Diet, Collaboration

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    University of California, Davis

    Beer Quality: Flavor

    Skills you'll gain: Food and Beverage, Chemistry, Process Control, Laboratory Testing, Analytical Testing, Product Testing, Human Factors, Microbiology

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Fundamentals of Dairy Nutrition: Forages and Feed

    Skills you'll gain: Food and Beverage, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Nutrition and Diet, Cost Estimation

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    The State University of New York

    Multi-Event Facility Enterprises & Management

    Skills you'll gain: Facility Management, Event Management, Legal Risk, Contract Management, Facility Operations, Hospitality and Food Services, Event Planning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Community Outreach, Event Marketing, Relationship Management, Data Management, Customer Engagement, Operations Management, Promotional Strategies, Risk Management, Business Analysis, Safety and Security, Business Strategy, Budgeting

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Global Sodium Reduction Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Health Promotion, Food Safety and Sanitation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Epidemiology, Nutrition and Diet, Policy Development, Health Policy, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Una Salud: la salud humana, animal y de los ecosistemas

    Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Health Policy, Environmental Science, Epidemiology, Food Safety and Sanitation, Sustainable Development, Biology, Research and Design, Microbiology, Innovation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    Educación sobre cambio climático: agua y suelos

    Skills you'll gain: Water Resources, Climate Change Adaptation, Interactive Learning, Environment, Sustainable Development, Adaptability, Food and Beverage, Environmental Science, Water Quality, Land Management, Instructional Strategies, Nutrition and Diet, Climate Change Mitigation, Cultural Diversity

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular food courses

  • Moving Beyond Basics: Dairy Nutrition and Diet Formulation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Gestión de Emprendimientos Gastronómicos: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • Nutrition Hot Topics and Controversies: National Academy of Sports Medicine
  • Beer Quality Systems: University of California, Davis
  • Rutgers MBS: Introduction to Personal Care Science: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
  • Educación sobre el cambio climático: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
  • Beer Quality: Flavor: University of California, Davis
  • Fundamentals of Dairy Nutrition: Forages and Feed: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Multi-Event Facility Enterprises & Management: The State University of New York
  • Global Sodium Reduction Strategies: Johns Hopkins University

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