Nutrition Basics and Meal Preparation (NUT101)
Μάριος Μπαλταγιάννης
This online module aims at aiding learners understand how a balanced diet can be beneficial to their health and encourages them to adopt healthier eating habits. By the end of the module, learners should be familiar with dietary terms and concepts, they should be able to create a detailed weekly meal plan and potentially improve their current habits through their own initiative. Learners will be required to study articles, watch videos, discuss with their peers, take simple quizzes and submit worksheets for evaluation.
Objectives
After completion of the course students will be able to:
- Understand nutritional concepts
- Understand lawful eating and cooking habits
- Realise potential dietary dangers
- Provide a detailed and comprehensible meal plan
Aims
The module aims at getting learners to:
- Become more aware of their eating habits
- Improve their eating habits
- Monitor their progress and set realistic goals
- Make conscious choices
- Gain practical cooking skills
- Learn how to construct balanced meal plans that can be applied in their everyday life
This online module aims at aiding learners understand how a balanced diet can be beneficial to their health and encourages them to adopt healthier eating habits. By the end of the module, learners should be familiar with dietary terms and concepts, they should be able to create a detailed weekly meal plan and potentially improve their current habits through their own initiative. Learners will be required to study articles, watch videos, discuss with their peers, take simple quizzes and submit worksheets for evaluation.
Objectives
After completion of the course students will be able to:
- Understand nutritional concepts
- Understand lawful eating and cooking habits
- Realise potential dietary dangers
- Provide a detailed and comprehensible meal plan
Aims
The module aims at getting learners to:
- Become more aware of their eating habits
- Improve their eating habits
- Monitor their progress and set realistic goals
- Make conscious choices
- Gain practical cooking skills
- Learn how to construct bala
This online module aims at aiding learners understand how a balanced diet can be beneficial to their health and encourages them to adopt healthier eating habits. By the end of the module, learners should be familiar with dietary terms and concepts, they should be able to create a detailed weekly meal plan and potentially improve their current habits through their own initiative. Learners will be required to study articles, watch videos, discuss with their peers, take simple quizzes and submit worksheets for evaluation.
Objectives
After completion of the course students will be able to:
- Understand nutritional concepts
- Understand lawful eating and cooking habits
- Realise potential dietary dangers
- Provide a detailed and comprehensible meal plan
Aims
The module aims at getting learners to:
- Become more aware of their eating habits
- Improve their eating habits
- Monitor their progress and set realistic goals
- Make conscious choices
- Gain practical cooking skills
- Learn how to construct bala
Although we consume large amounts of energy everyday in order to sustain our bodies, most people are unaware of what nutrients and vitamins they ingest and what is their actual purpose. In this unit we look into the different categories of nutrients and vitamins as well as the different food groups that they come from, we explore the history of the USDA food pyramid, we address calories as a measurement of energy and discuss the impact of fast food on the human body.
In this unit we differentiate between healthy and unhealthy eating habits, we see how unhealthy eating habits can take a toll on the human body by discussing the FHS primary risk functions, we gain insight on the connection between a healthy diet and mental health, we address eating disorders and reflect on our personal eating habits.
As we know our personal preferences and our free choice shape our eating habits and this is why we attempts to constantly improve upon them. However in order to do so we need to have knowledge of the external factors that have a direct impact on our diet. In this unit we take a close look at the effects of the free market on personal health, we learn to adjust our goals and realise personal responsibility, to monitor our progress and use the STAR goal system.
In this unit we begin our discussion on meal preparation by identifying nutrient rich foods and their values, learning to read labels on food packaging and understanding the importance of hydration. Additionally, we take a look on different ways to balance macronutrients and micronutrients in our daily diet.
It is now time to delve deeper in meal preparation by looking at the practical side of things. In this unit we expand on our previous knowledge as we look at cooking safety, different cooking techniques, the advantages of each and listen to experts explaining how cooking leads to healthy living.
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In our final unit you are required to use all the knowledge you have acquired throughout the course to construct a detailed weekly plan. You are also kindly requested to provide feedback on your experience with the course.
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