HEFG Resource Links
General Resources
Career handouts
Job descriptions
Interviewing: Tips for Success
Interviewing questions
Interviewing: Dos and Don'ts
Interviewing tips
Interview video practice
Resumes
Application Don'ts
Volunteering can help on your resume
Preparing Lesson Plans
General Career Video
Hospitality Industry materials
Lodging materials
Job preparation
Great resources for interviewing.
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Food Safety and Sanitation
Food Safety in Restaurant Lesson Plans
Sanitation Resources
National Food Safety Education Month
Sanitation activities and posters can be downloaded.
US Food and Drug Administration – Science and Food Safety
Free Supplementary curriculum for middle and high school classrooms.
Food, Nutrition & Food Safety Resources
Free downloadable information brochures.
Food Safety Information Council
Food safety video.
Microbe World – Hand-Washing Initiative
Receive free posters, brochures, videos, hand-washing experiments and pictures of bacteria.
Iowa State University Hotel, Restaurant Intuition Management Extension
A series of eight lesson plans designed to introduce HACCP.
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Culinary and Hospitality Skills
FACS Lesson Plans from Utah
5 Whole Grain Lesson Plans
Yeast Breads
Avocado Lesson Plans
Beef Training: 15 Beef Related Presentations
Cheese Resource for Classrooms
Cheese Encyclopedia
Information on Cheese
History of Chocolate
Where does chocolate come from?
Lesson Plans
Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Management lesson plans with content.
Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
This changes monthly. So visit it often.
Recipe Writing
Download a lesson plan for teaching recipe writing.
Lesson Plans
Free teacher resources.
Culinary Museum
BBC Good Food
Knife skill video
Catering Manager's Handbook
Information you can download.
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Nutrition
Food label Lesson Plan
National Menu Labeling Law
USDA: Nutrition, Professional, and Career Resources
ACF Nutrition News
The nutritional Ingredient of the Month is a free downloadable guide for chefs to incorporate into their menus. Available the first Monday of the month, the downloadable guide will provide an in-depth look the latest in nutrition ingredients.
Oregon Nutrition Education Program
This nutrition focused website has some great resources for you including, nutrition curriculum, educational materials on healthy diet, fruits and vegetables, recipes, and a little gardening.
Discovery Education
A full lesson plan for eating disorders.
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Food Science
Science Behind Food
Penn State College of Agricultural Science
Food Science Experiments and resources – simple and advanced.
Institute of Food Technologies – The Society for Food Science and Technology
Experiments in Food Science Series – Food Chemistry Experiment. Free downloadable activities book. Student and teacher versions.
Institute of Food Technologists
Food technology videos.
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Sustainability
Lesson plans from Georgia-Pacific
Learn about Sustainable Seafood - Lesson Plan
Sustainability Posters from Yale University
Siemen's Stem Academy - Planet Green's Future Food
Chefs explore healthy and sustainable eating, Stem Connect Webinar.
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Green Trends
National Restaurant Association: ConSERVE
Industry best practices, educational materials, and industry forecasts on conservation and green trends in foodservice.
Veg Web – Learn About Composting
An easy to understand outline on composting.
Going Green In Your Kitchen
The first steps.
Earth 911
Find a recycling center near you and other helpful information.
