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What is Food Science

Nutrition and Healthy Eating

Food Insight
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation is dedicated to the mission of effectively communicating science-based information on health, nutrition and food safety for the public good
Vegetarianism
Informative blog site from about.com by Jolinda Hackett
The Conversation Ethics and Food Tech
This comes from the excellent journalistic Australian University site The Conversation. Great on ethics. This was updated in 2021

Issues in Society

Issues in Society ebooks
Click here to see some of the ebook copies of the Issues in Society books online - useful if you are looking at issues such as obesity, GM foods and similar topics.
Please note these are password protected. Use the regular password for all of Kilbreda's databases.

Generalist Food Science Links

Exploratorium Cooking
Exploratorium is always fun; users can "explore recipes, activities, and Webcasts that will enhance your understanding of the science behind food and cooking."
Food Science Blog from Pen State Uni
This web log serves as a forum for news, views and discussion about all things related to the science of food: food chemistry, microbiology, engineering, process technology, and nutrition. Also discussed are issues related to food safety, GMO foods, organic foods, health and wellness, and news about what's going on in the PSU Food Science Department.

So you want to read a BOOK on this?

A BOOK? Are you sure? Well - we certainly have some good ones! NOTE: There is a Food Studies section in the VCE Room. Borrow them overnight or use them in the library.

Try looking on the shelves at these numbers - if you have a problem ask a staff member for help:

Social / political / environmental aspects of farming and food at 363.192
Some health aspects of food at 613.2
Cook books (LOTS of them) at 641.2
Genetically modified foods and technology at 660
Food Technology 664
AND as of 2023, look at our Sustainability Collection.

The Age Digital Edition Newspaper

The Age Digital Edition
Provides searchable access to exact replicas of The Age newspapers from 2006 up to this morning's edition. You will need to use the Kilbreda library's username and password. These are posted up on the walls in the library or you can ask a friendly library staff member or teacher.

International Food Blogs

Recipes & ingredients

Metric converter
Convert weight, temperature, volume and more here

REALLY IMPORTANT!!! Check your recipe to see if they are using METRIC measurements. If they are not then find one which does OR click on the link below which takes you to a conversion site where you can convert your non metric measurements and temperatures into metric.

Taste.com.au
Over 40,000 recipes with ingredients and method
Asian online recipes and kitchens
Authentic Asian recipes that covers delicious cuisines from India, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan with an introduction to the different styles of Asian cooking as well as a glossary of ingredients and cooking tips.
Cheese
Explore this site to find out about different kinds of cheeses from around the world. You can search the database of 1775 cheeses by names, by country of origin, by kind of milk that is used to produce it, or by texture.
Recipe Tin Eats
Fast and fresh recipes with video tutorials from cook Nagi Maehashi.

Watch videos on Food Tech from home or school via ClickView

Clickview
Thousands of excellent educational videos are available to view through Clickview. Just use your normal school email address and your usual school login.

These are just some of the Food Tech videos that you can watch at home or at school from ClickView.

Hygiene
HACCP in action - Food safety case studies
Allergens & food safety
Avoid that hazard - Equipment safety in the kitchen
Inside story food packaging

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