Ready to master nutritional theory and culinary techniques?
Our food choices have never been more important. Nutritious food provides vital fuel to power our health and wellbeing. Among the endless supply of information available, how can you separate nutritional facts from fiction and confidently cook up the best meals for a healthy diet?
Nutrition in Culinary Practice is our professional cookery course, offering a combination of nutritional theory and cooking tuition. In just ten weeks, of one day per week, the course empowers home-cooks with all the information needed and ability to be confident in choices and cookery methods for a lifetime of healthy eating, while those with a professional vision can take the qualification (awarded by Nutritional Therapy Education Commission) onto launch new career paths in the health and wellbeing sector.
On this course taught by highly skilled tutors and nutritionists you will be inspired and guided in how to develop, and practically apply, your love of nutritious food, through their grounded, professional approach. You’ll also find yourself in a class of like-minded food lovers and build a supportive network of student colleagues.
Each session is guided by a nutritional specialist, offering a comprehensive understanding of the nutritional make up and effects of various foods. Our Leiths teachers will lead you through hands-on cooking sessions to put the nutrition theory into culinary practice, whilst never compromising on flavour.
This accredited course offers the opportunity to master the fundamental principles of nutrition that can change the way you approach food forever and gain a repertoire of interesting, great tasting recipes and culinary techniques that can improve the wellbeing of those that you cook for.