Food Courses

Nutrition and Health: Food Safety

150 reviews

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• edX
• 6-8 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• 5th Jul, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Monash University

Food as Medicine

117 reviews

Explore the role of food in health. Apply nutrition science to guide you on using food as medicine for you and your family.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Stanford Introduction to Food and Health

43 reviews

This course will shift the focus away from reductionist discussions about nutrients and move, instead, towards practical discussions about real food and the environment in which we consume it. By the end of this course, learners should have the tools the…

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 4th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Exploring English: Food and Culture

60 reviews

Improve your English language skills and learn how to cook some classic British dishes while exploring modern UK culture.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Child Nutrition and Cooking

31 reviews

Eating patterns that begin in childhood affect health and well-being across the lifespan. This course examines contemporary child nutrition and the impact of the individual decisions made by each family.

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 4th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (chemistry)

15 reviews

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how everyday cooking and haute cuisine can illuminate basic principles in physics and engineering.

• edX
• 5-7 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Food Science and Nutrition: From the Farm to You

29 reviews

Follow food’s fascinating journey from the farm to your body and explore new food technologies and nutrition around the world.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (physics)

1 review

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how traditional and modernist cooking techniques can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about elasticity, viscosity, mayonnaise, baking, and more!

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 16 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Rebuilding Our Relationship with Food

Have you ever made a conscious effort to change the way you eat (for health or other reasons) and then felt frustrated when your plans were derailed? You’re not alone. The best laid plans are often sabotaged by a food environment that makes it increasing…

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 4th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cooking for Busy Healthy People

Cooking is one of the most powerful ways in which we can optimize our enjoyment of great quality food while protecting our health. Even on a tight budget, cooking can be a cost-effective, joyful and rewarding way to love the food that will love us back f…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 4th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Food and Our Environment

This course is designed to help learners around the world become more sustainable eaters.

• Coursera
• 5-6 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 4th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

The Science of Cooking

1 review

Let’s play with food! Through the professional certificate in the Science of Cooking, you will not only examine scientific concepts that are essential for everyday cooking, but you will also learn how biology, chemistry, and physics change food flavor,…

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 46 weeks long
• $507.00
• 2 courses

La química en la producción de alimentos y medicamentos

A lo largo de este curso reconocerás al suelo como recurso natural en la producción de alimentos y medicamentos, identificarás al enlace iónico como responsable de algunas propiedades físicas de las sales, así como las reacciones químicas para su obtenci…

• Coursera
• 20 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

UC

Introducción a la Ingeniería Gastronómica - ¡Ciencia en la Cocina!

Este curso aborda la estrecha relación existente entre la ingeniería, los alimentos y la gastronomía. Proporciona conocimientos básicos para entender mejor el porqué de algunas recetas, de las prácticas de conservación de alimentos, y de las técnicas cul…

• Coursera
• 20 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

Food Sustainability, Mindful Eating, and Healthy Cooking

This specialization is intended for anyone seeking to improve their health, protect our planet and build a stronger, more positive relationship with food. The courses aim to improve knowledge about the relationships between our health, our food, how our…

• Coursera
• 2 hours a week, 13 weeks long
• Paid Course