Award in Nutrition and Special Dietary Requirements

TS2010

Course Description

This training programme will explore nutrition concepts, as such notions often influence consumers in their food choice. This programme will bring together nutrition science and the culinary arts. The approach is an application of the science and practice of healthy cooking. It will introduce the trainees to nutritional menu planning, recipe modification, and dietary guidelines. It will cover areas of basic human dietary needs, components of balanced diets, the food guide pyramid, and options of healthier cooking techniques. Trainees will participate in current issues, research, relevance and interconnections between food, its’ preparation and the consumer. The training course will also expose the trainees to dietary restrictions, the association between diet and disease, and various cooking practices that could be modified when influenced by nutritional requirements.

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Mode of Training

face-to-face in-class

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Hours of Total Learning

contact hours: 28
self study hours: 20
assessment hours: 2

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Assessment

Assignment and Exam

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MQF Level

4

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ECTS

2

Learning Objectives

Trainees shall be able to separate fact from fiction as they start to learn about core nutrition concepts and how to evaluate food choices in the kitchen, as it is the place were good nutrition starts.

Trainees shall learn how to apply nutrition knowledge in their employment.

Trainees shall learn how to evaluate food choices in the kitchen, as it is the place were good nutrition starts.

Trainees shall be able to plan, develop, monitor and evaluate strategies for promoting nutrition-related recipes.

Trainees shall understand how cooking can have an impact on preventing diet related illness.

What makes this course special?

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This training programme provides trainees with an understanding of the evidence‐based relationship between food, nutrition and health and apply this knowledge in their cooking.

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