Emphasis is on selection, purchasing, food preparation, storage, and preservation of foods.
Laboratory work coordinated with lectures. A study of procurement methods, principles and processes food service. Includes discussion of purchasing activities and product information and selection of food service furnishings and equipment. For students whose concentration is in family and consumer science education. A study of the nutritional needs of pregnant and lactating women, infants, children, adolescents, adults to the elderly, and assessment of their nutritional status.