Part One: The Importance of Food
Chapter 1: How Food Affects Life
Chapter 2: Nutritional Needs
Chapter 3: Making Healthful Food Choices
Chapter 4: Nutrition Through the Life Cycle
Chapter 5: Staying Active and Managing Your Weight
Chapter 6: Safeguarding the Familys Health
Chapter 7: Career Opportunities

Part Two: The Management of Food
Chapter 8: Kitchen and Dining Areas
Chapter 9: Choosing Kitchen Appliances
Chapter 10: Kitchen Utensils
Chapter 11: Planning Meals
Chapter 12: The Smart Consumer
Chapter 13: Getting Started in the Kitchen

Part Three: The Preparation of Food
Chapter 14: Grain Foods
Chapter 15: Vegetables
Chapter 16: Fruits
Chapter 17: Dairy Products
Chapter 18: Eggs
Chapter 19: Meat
Chapter 20: Poultry
Chapter 21: Fish and Shellfish
Chapter 22: Salads, Casseroles, and Soups
Chapter 23: Breads
Chapter 24: Cakes, Cookies, Pies, and Candies
Chapter 25: Food and Entertaining
Chapter 26: Preserving Foods

Part Four: Foods of the World
Chapter 27: The United States and Canada
Chapter 28: Latin America
Chapter 29: Europe
Chapter 30: Mediterranean Countries
Chapter 31: Middle East and Africa
Chapter 32: Asia