Food and Nutrition

Content

Students learn how to take positive action to enhance their own and others’ safety, well-being and health.

Topics may include:

• Introduction to kitchen hygiene and safety
• Observing kitchen routines
• Correct and safe use of kitchen appliances
• Following and adapting selected recipes
• Safe food handling practices  

Student knowledge and application of healthy food guides focus on creating a toolbox of skills to make choices and live sustainably.  

Discussions may cover:

• ‘What is a diet’? 
• Lifestyle diseases
• Obesity
• Poor food choices
• Processed foods vs home-cooked
• Reducing food waste through better recycling
• Growing vegetables and herbs at home
• Advertising 
• Eco-friendly packaging
• Sustainability 

Assessment

Tasks may include:

• Theory:
• Traditional foods
• Food celebrations
• Nutrients and the functional properties of food
• Diets
• Pastry and its uses in the industry
• Practical:
• High and low-risk foods, food poisoning, legislation concerning food preparation and serving, knife skills, yeast cooking, types of frying, garnishing and decoration

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