FOOD & NUTRITION HFN 2O

FOOD & NUTRITION HFN 2O

5 Main Areas:

1.Food Safety & Food labs2.Food Choices3.Nutrition & Health4.Local & Global Foods

FOOD SAFETY Keeping you and the food safe!

Food SafetyCommon Kitchen AccidentsBacteria & Food Born IllnessFire SafetyAnaphylactic ShockHazard Analysis Critical Control (HACCP)

Food LabsWe will cook and/or taste test a variety of

food throughout the semester, approximately once a weekFoods will include:Cookies Smoothies saladPancakes Tacos & burritos soupVegetarian sushi (no fish)!

Baked goods for MAAD night (April)

Chicken

Food LabsIn

groups of about

4 students

Building teamwor

k

Trying new foods

Reflecting &

learning to

improve skills

Food ChoicesWhy do we eat what we eat?

What are calories, proteins and carbohydrates anyway?

Nutrition & Health

Nutrition, Health & WellnessCanada’s Food Guide6 main nutrientsDetails about some key

vitamins & mineralsWhat happens if you don’t get enough

Achieving Wellness•Body Image•Changing Perceptions in Beauty•Eating Disorders•Maintaining a Healthy Body weight

LOCAL & GLOBAL FOODS

TOPICS Availability of Food Food & Environmental Responsibility Food Security

(why some people don’t have enough food)

FOOD SECURITY IS A BIG ISSUE! Some thing we do in addition to learning

about it is a simulation The “$12 meal challenge”

Students prepare a healthy meal for 5-6 people that includes and appetizer, main dish, dessert and beverage (no prepackaged food)

The hard part? You can only spend $12 total!!

This would be similar to the budget of a low income family or single-parent family

FIELD TRIPS

TRIPS WILL INCLUDETrip to Freshco

in January for the $12 meal challenge

In the fall The Royal Winter FairIn the spring The good food

festival & a tour of Humber College’s culinary program

FINAL EVALUATIONHow do we earn that 30%

15% HEALTHY MEAL AT HOMEYou will get to create a meal for your family to show off all the cook things you’ve been learning

15% IN CLASS WRITTEN FINAL EXAMThis will be based on all the units studied throughout the course