The Math Of Food

How can math help you improve your diet? Your students will find out as they work the 20 fun math problems involving nutrition, such as proper diet, exercise, and using information from food labels. Activities show how math is part of their everyday lives and connects to other subject areas, such as consumer education and social studies. A unit also examines world hunger. Teacher notes list each lesson's math skills, concepts, needed materials, procedures, assessment, and extension activities. Correlates to NCTM standards.

A Supplement for Food Science & Engineering Students Who Need to Improve Their Mathematical Skills A remedial textbook for understanding mathematical theories and formulas, Math Concepts for Food Engineering, Second Edition helps students improve their mathematical skills so that they can succeed in food engineering cour

A Supplement for Food Science & Engineering Students Who Need to Improve Their Mathematical Skills A remedial textbook for understanding mathematical theories and formulas, Math Concepts for Food Engineering, Second Edition helps students improve their mathematical skills so that they can succeed in food engineering cour

Today's food service professional must master more than the basics of bechamel, butchering, and bread-baking. He or she must be equally skilled in the business of food service. Applied Math For Food Service is a unique worktext of math skills designed to support and complement any course in culinary arts. By applying basic math skills in the context of real-world situations, this workbook encourages students to progress logically through a series of common mathematical applications.

Based on FOOD & WINE's popular monthly column, Market Math starts with 50 everyday ingredients and transforms them into 200 fast, fresh, and delicious weeknight meals. This user-friendly guide is alphabetically organized by ingredient, each accompanied by four to six recipes that showcase its versatility and flavor. These are dishes you'll want to add to your weeknight repertoire: quick, crowd-pleasing dinners that make the most of farmer's markets and local foods stores. Discover new ways to use fresh produce, hearty grains, meat, seafood, and dairy. Transform broccoli into a creamy soup or pair it with kale for a refreshing salad. Canned tuna becomes a lemony dip or the basis for banh mi sandwiches. Standards like pasta, peppers, rice, and spinach get a makeover with inspired flavor combinations and genius techniques. The recipe collection features contributions from FOOD & WINE's favorite culinary stars, including Mario Batali, Giada De Laurentiis, and Bobby Flay. Each recipe has been tested and perfected by FOOD & WINE experts, ensuring success whether you're a novice or seasoned home cook. Brimming with inspiration and illustrated with lush color photos, Market Math is a kitchen shelf essential for every home cook.

Readers who have graduated from THE GRAPES OF MATH will find new, more advanced math challenges. Greg Tang is back with his bestselling approach to addition and subtraction: problem solving. By solving challenges that encourage kids to "group" numbers rather than memorize formulas, even the most reluctant math learners are inspired to see math in a whole new way! Math Potatoes is full of Tang and Briggs' trademark humor, wit, and extraordinary creativity. Tang has proven over and over that math can be fun, and this new addition to his acclaimed series of mind-stretching math riddles is sure to be another hit.

Even those who donâ t like math are interested in food. Kitchen Math serves up 38 activities connecting basic math operations to purchasing, preparing, cooking, and serving different dishes. Whatâ s really the best price on yogurt? How long should you cook the eggs? How do you read nutrition labels? Your students will practice fundamental math skills while they solve real-life cooking, shopping, and planning scenarios. Comprehensive teacher materials incldue lesson objectives, teaching notes, pre- and post-tests, and complete answer keys.

The methods used in this book help children make sense of mathematical concepts by allowing them to manipulate food items in order to solve problems.

"Explores methods of solving fraction word problems using food examples"--Provided by publisher.

A Supplement for Food Science and Engineering Students Who Need to Improve Their Mathematical Skills A remedial textbook for understanding mathematical theories and formulas, Math Concepts for Food Engineering, Second Editionhelps students improve their mathematical skills so that they can succeed in food engineering courses. The text illustrates the importance of mathematical concepts and relates them to the study of food engineering. New to the Second Edition � Straightforward explanations of basic balance and transport principles used in food engineering � Various exercises throughout that use spreadsheets, which are available on the publisher�s website � A chapter on mass transfer � A mathematical skills screening quiz � A simple units-conversion page This new edition is student testedWhat students have to say�... a must-have for any student in food science engineering ... teaches students how to think like an engineer. Each chapter provides meaningful applications ... shows students both the approach and the mathematical solution needed to solve example problems.�"This workbook not only taught me which mathematical equations are needed to solve various food engineering problems, it helped me understand the analysis and approach needed when solving any engineering problem. The practice questions helped me gain confidence in my problem-solving skills, and they make the coursework more interesting by relating it to real-world problems." Builds Mathematical Confidence This text helps assess the mathematical reasoning skills of food science and engineering students and off