Understanding Food: Principles and Preparation

Understanding Food: Principles and Preparation, 6th Edition, is an undergraduate textbook that examines the science of food alongside the basics of food preparation and food service. The text provides foundational material covering food selection and evaluation, food safety, and food chemistry.

The volume discusses traditional food items across aspects such as classification, composition, purchasing, selection, and storage. It also introduces components of food service, including meal planning, equipment, food preservation, and government regulations.

Intended for introductory courses, this 2019 edition incorporates the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines. The textbook is available with MindTap Nutrition, a digital teaching and learning platform created to support student study.