Course Content:

This is an add on course which increases the value to your qualification

Module- 1 (Part-1)

Introduction to Nutrition, Dietetics and Food

• Foods, Nutrition and Health

• Nutrients in Food

  • Carbohydrates
  • Proteins
  • Fats
  • Minerals - Vitamins
  • Water

• Basal Metabolic Rate
• Energy Balance

Module- 1 (Part-2)

• Food and food groups
• Calorie requirement
• Introduction to food exchange list
• Meal planning
• Cooking and cooking methods
• Methods of improving nutritional quality of food
• Food adulteration

Module 2

• Infant newborn development
• Nutritional requirements of infants
• Nutrition during school age
• Growth and development
• Diet and feeding pattern
• Nutrition for adolescence
• Nutrition needs and RDA
• Diet and feeding pattern
• Nutrition related problems in Adolescence