Food Advocacy Essentials
Issued by
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Earners of this badge will have gained experience with hands-on problem-solving activities. Activities include creating food production efficiencies reliant on local food recovery utilization, creating quantity cooking recipes that incorporate effective food safety practices, and sustainability capabilities, as well as applying nutritional guidelines for producing healthy meals for the local community.
- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
- Time Months
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Able to apply nutritional concepts when developing healthy recipes
- Able to prepare food products in a professional food service kitchen
- Apply organizational strategies
- Awareness and recognition of food waste
- Demonstrate courtesy and professionalism in a kitchen environment
- Demonstrate effective food safety practices by obtaining ServSafe certification with a score of 70% on exam
- Food Advocacy
- Practice Kitchen Sustainability
- Teamwork
- Utilize recovered foods from community resources and local food service operations
Earning Criteria
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Completion of CULART-114-- Food Advocacy, a 4-credit college-level course
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Completion of CULART-117-- Nutrition for Culinary Arts, a 1-credit college-level course
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Completion of CULART-118-- Sustainable Food Communities, a 1-credit college-level course
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Completion of CULMGT-112--Food Service Sanitation, a 2-credit college-level course
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All badge costs are paid via tuition associated with courses within the badge. Badges are issued to those who complete these courses with a letter grade of C or better.