Microcredential – Prepare Food to Meet Special Dietary Requirements
Learn to create delicious, nutritious dishes tailored to meet special dietary needs. This course covers everything from selecting safe ingredients to modifying recipes and presenting meals that cater to specific dietary requirements. Ideal for culinary professionals who want to excel in accommodating diverse dietary preferences and needs.
Course Structure
Unit - Prepare Food to Meet Special Dietary Requirements
1. Confirm special dietary requirements and select ingredients. | 1.1. Confirm dietary requirements of the customer. 1.2. Recognise potential consequences of overlooking special dietary requirements of customers. 1.3. Access special dietary recipes and select specialised ingredients. 1.4. Identify from recipes and packaging, ingredients that may cause health consequences due to food allergies or intolerance. 1.5. Exclude ingredients from dishes to meet customer requirements. |
2. Prepare foods to satisfy nutritional and special dietary requirements. | 2.1. Follow recipes to produce dishes for customers with special dietary requirements. 2.2. Modify menu items to meet different dietary requests by excluding or substituting ingredients. 2.3. Communicate specific dietary requirements for food preparation to other team members. 2.4. Select appropriate ingredients and preparation techniques to optimise nutritional quality of dishes. 2.5. Use appropriate equipment and cooking techniques for specific dishes. 2.6. Identify modified dishes to other team members prior to service. |
3. Present prepared food. | 3.1. Present food in an appetising and attractive manner. 3.2. Visually evaluate dish and adjust presentation as required. 3.3. Store finished dishes in appropriate environmental conditions. 3.4. Minimise waste to maximise profitability of food items prepared. 3.5. Clean work area and dispose of or store surplus and re-usable by-products according to organisational procedures, environmental considerations, and cost-reduction initiatives. |
Study Hours
Estimated duration 15 hours
Course Delivery and Start
Start anytime, self-paced and 100% online
Assessment
Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.
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Are there any entry requirements or pre-requisites?
There are no course or subject pre-requisites for entry into our programs. However, our professional development programs are generally intended for people over the age of 18. In some circumstances, enrolments from younger people may be considered. Please complete the AOC Parent Guardian Consent Form prior to enrolling and submit here.
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I am an international student. Can I enrol into this course?
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Low
Career outcomes: Professional development for those working or aspiring to work in the tourism, travel or hospitality sectors