Elective Courses- Career Tech-Food & Nutrition
Food and Nutrition Pathway
Course Title
Food, Nutrition & Wellness
Food for Life
Meets 4th Year Science Credit
Description
Food, Nutrition and Wellness is the foundational course in the nutrition and food science pathway. The focus of the course is centered on healthy food and lifestyle choices. Students will investigate the interrelationship of food, nutrition and wellness to promote good health.
This course is an advanced course in food and nutrition that
addresses the variation in nutritional needs at specific stages of the human life cycle: lactation,infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood including old age. The most common nutritional concerns, their relationship to food choices and health status and strategies to enhance well-being at each stage of the lifecycle are emphasized. This course provides knowledge for real life and offers students a pathway into dietetics, consumer foods, and nutrition science careers with additional education at the post-secondary level.
Food Science
Meets 4th Year Science Credit
Junior/Seniors
Prerequsite: Food Nutrition &Wellness/or Food Nutrition through the Lifespan
Food science integrates many branches of science and relies on the application of the rapid advances in technology to expand and improve the food supply. Students will evaluate the effects of processing, preparation, and storage on the quality, safety, wholesomeness, and nutritive value of foods. Building on information learned in Nutrition and Wellness and Chemistry, this course illustrates scientific principles in an applied context, exposing students to the wonders of the scientific world.