Athletic Performance Cuisine

Catalog description

This laboratory course emphasizes the importance of how food can enhance athletic performance and exercise recovery. The focus is on creating menus specifically geared for individual athletes, as well as the team training tables of various sports, to elevate and enhance overall sport and athletic performance. Students utilize their knowledge of applied nutrition and culinary arts to develop meals, snacks, sports beverages, and nutritional supplements for a variety of athlete types pursuing various sports under different exercise intensities, environments, and athletic performance goals.