ELECTIVE
ELIGIBILITY: 9, 10, 11, 12
PREREQUISITE: None
CREDIT: 1/2
Foods and Nutrition I is a course designed to
develop the knowledge and skills necessary for students
to improve their own health and wellness, now and in the future, as well as to
make healthy food
choices and explore careers in the nutrition and wellness field. Topics
addressed in the course include:
Nutrition (My Pyramid, Dietary Guidelines, Nutrients), safety and sanitation in
the kitchen, preparation
and serving of several foods, including produce, meat, chocolate, yeast breads
(caramel rolls and
pretzels), microwave cooking, eggs, and milk. These are skills you will use
every day as an adult.