Child Nutrition and Cooking: Healthy Eating for Families
Learn to create nutritious meals for children and understand the impact of food choices on health and the environment.
Learn to create nutritious meals for children and understand the impact of food choices on health and the environment.
This course explores contemporary child nutrition and the impact of family food choices. You'll learn about healthy diets for children and adults, and how to prepare simple, delicious meals that inspire lifelong healthy eating habits. The course covers topics such as balanced meals, sustainable eating, food allergies, and nutrition labels. It emphasizes practical cooking skills and understanding the connection between food, health, and the environment. Designed for parents, health providers, and educators, this course provides valuable insights into fostering good nutrition from childhood onwards.
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What you'll learn
Understand the importance of childhood nutrition for lifelong health
Learn to create balanced, nutritious meals for children and adults
Gain practical skills in preparing simple, delicious home-cooked meals
Understand the principles of sustainable eating and its impact on health and the environment
Learn to read and interpret nutrition labels effectively
Develop strategies for dealing with picky eaters and encouraging healthy food choices
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This course includes:
3 Hours PreRecorded video
15 assignments
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There are 5 modules in this course
This course examines contemporary child nutrition and the impact of family food choices on health and well-being. Participants learn about balanced meals, sustainable eating, food allergies, and nutrition labels. The curriculum covers practical cooking skills, understanding the connection between food and health, and making environmentally conscious food choices. Topics include the importance of home cooking, navigating supermarkets, packing healthy lunches, and dealing with picky eaters. The course emphasizes simple, delicious recipes that inspire lifelong healthy eating habits.
Why Home Cooking Matters
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
What Constitutes a Balanced Meal?
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
From Supermarket to Dinner Table to School
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Sustainable Eating
Module 4 · 2 Hours to complete
Labels, Allergies and Taste
Module 5 · 2 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Lecturer at Stanford University and Expert in Child Nutrition
Maya Adam, MD, has been a lecturer at Stanford University since 2009, where she creates online educational content for physicians, medical students, and the general public. She holds a BA in Human Biology from Stanford and completed her medical degree at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Before her academic career, Maya spent nearly ten years as a professional ballerina in Germany. At the Stanford School of Medicine, she leads the Digital MEdIC South Africa initiative, which focuses on international collaborative online health education. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Maya is passionate about cooking and writing; she authored Food Love Family: A Practical Guide to Child Nutrition. Her courses on Coursera include Child Nutrition and Cooking, Cooking for Busy Healthy People, and Health Across the Gender Spectrum, among others, aiming to promote healthy eating habits and improve public health awareness.
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