Translating Nutrition into Food Practice

Course aim

To introduce students to the principles and application of food provision that meets the nutritional requirements of groups of people of different cultural, social and age groups in Australia and internationally and those with varying needs ( e.g. aged care, childcare facilities).

Course content

This course includes the following themes: 1) the food supply and food consumption in Australian society, its subgroups, and internationally, 2) factors influencing food consumption including cultural background, food marketing, ecological and environmental, food safety aspects of food supply, and food policy, 3) the history and future of food, its supply and consumption, 4) the assessment of nutrient and food consumption of groups and individuals, and use of food composition data, and 5) the provision of food to and by institutions, linking this with nutritional requirements.  Students will be introduced to the principles of menu development including the catering for those on therapeutic diets.  Students will also practically apply their food and nutrition knowledge in the modification of recipes and their preparation.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Examination, Portfolio

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.