Foods and Nutrition I

Credit Terms 1 semester

Text- Food for Today 2010 Prerequisite- none Description- T is course inc!udes "asic c!assroom and !a" experiences needed to de#e!op $no%!ed&e and understandin& of "asic food principa!s and app!ies nutrition for peop!e of a!! a&es' Course Content( 1' )itc en and equipment terms 2' Nutrition *c oosemyp!ate'or&+ ,' -i!$ and dairy products .' /&&s 0' 1uic$ "reads and &rains 2' Fruits and #e&eta"!es 3' Foods and tec no!o&y *soy4 &!uten free4 etc5+ Format( 6ecture4 discussion4 dai!y ome%or$4 and ands-on7!a" experiences /xpectations( 8tudents are expected to participate in a!! !a" situations and "e a contri"utin& mem"er of t eir &roup' 9e&u!ar attendance is stron&!y encoura&ed due to t e difficu!ty of ma$in& up !a" %or$' : en students se!ect t eir recipes4 t ey are expected to eat % at t ey prepare'

;"<ecti#es( 1' P!an nutritious mea!s for re&u!ar dai!y diet to meet =8D>?s standards 2' /#a!uate is7 er present eatin& a"its usin& t e =8D> as a standard ,' =nderstand ser#in& si@e .' De#e!op a "asic understandin& of t e ma<or nutrients and function in t e "ody' 0' Demonstrate t e a"i!ity to use measurin& too!s accurate!y 2' Identify and use a""re#iations4 equi#a!ents4 and terms used in standard recipes' 3' Fo!!o% procedure for safety4 sanitation4 and stora&e as app!ica"!e to $itc en and dinin& areas' A' =se "asic principa!s of food se!ection4 preparation4 and stora&e as descri"ed in t e text so as to contro! qua!ity of food prepared in t e !a"' B' Identify #arious careers and emp!oyment opportunities in t e food ser#ice industry' Crades(

T e &rades for t is c!ass are "ased on percenta&es' .0D is "ased on test &rades4 % ic a!so inc!ude pro<ects and tests' T e ot er 20D is "ased on dai!y ome%or$ assi&nments *,0D+ and !a"s *,0D+ Cradin& 8ca!e( B,-100 > A2-B2 E 33-A0 C 30-32 D Ee!o% 30 F C!ass 9u!es( 1' 2' ,' .' 0' 9espect mem"ers of t e c!ass' *Ee $ind %it actions and %ords+ P!ease do not ta!$ %it out permission from t e teac er' Profanity is not to!erated' Ee prepared for c!ass' *Erin& ome%or$4 pen7penci!4 and "oo$+ Fo!!o% t e directions t e first time t ey are &i#en'

If a student en&a&es in ittin&4 fi& tin&4 cursin&4 direct defiance of t e teac er4 or #er"a! or p ysica! a"use4 e or s e %i!! "e sent direct!y to t e dean?s office' C!ass Procedure( 1' Come to c!ass prepared to !earn e#eryday' 2' >ssi&nments are due at t e E/CINNINC of c!ass4 un!ess ot er%ise stated' 6ate %or$ is pena!i@ed 20D for eac day it is !ate' ,' Fou may c e% &um as !on& as it is disposed of proper!y' T e pri#i!e&e can "e ta$en a%ay if it "ecomes a pro"!em' Fou may not />T ;9 D9IN) anyt in& un!ess permission is &ranted from t e teac er' .' If time permits at t e end of c!ass4 you may c an&e seats and ta!$ quiet!y to ot ers4 "ut you must stay seated' Fou may not &o into t e $itc ens un!ess t e teac er as &i#en you permission' 0' P!ease do not "rin& in food or "e#era&es' 2' Ee on time to c!ass' 3' P!ease p!ace your purse or "ac$pac$ on t e f!oor % en you enter t e room'

6a" -a$e up for Foods I and Foods II If you a#e missed a !a" and a#e an excused a"sence4 you may ma$e up t e !a" "y %ritin& a 200-%ord essay t at summari@es a current nutrition artic!e' T e artic!e s ou!d "e dated durin& t e %ee$ you %ere &one' T is can on!y "e done %it your first t%o !a"s t at you missed' T e artic!e t at you read s ou!d "e attac ed to t e essay and s ou!d "e in your o%n %ords' Fou are responsi"!e for ma$in& t e !a"s up on your o%n time and findin& t e artic!es'

If t is is your t ird !a"*or more+ t at you a#e missed you must ma$e up t e !a" after sc oo!' Fou %i!! need to ma$e up t e !a" "y settin& up a time %it t e teac er to ma$e it up' Fou a!so s ou!d pro#ide your o%n in&redients' If you are in C>P or t e %ay to ma$e up a foods !a" is "y findin& a nutrition artic!e and %ritin& a .00-%ord essay t at summari@es t e current nutrition artic!e' T e artic!e must "e attac ed to t e summary in order to recei#e fu!! credit' If t e a"sence is unexcused t en a !a" can?t "e made up'