Students understand the basic nutritional requirements of family members accor-ding to sex, age, body size and physical activity. Students demonstrate the principles involved in food preservation and methods at home and in commercial food processing. Students learn about food behavior, culture and cuisine of people from various countries. An understanding of food behaviors of sub-cultures in America and other countries is fostered. Guidelines of good nutrition and public health to the community are provided.
Students learn the environmental and demographical issues related to public health.
Meal Planning skills, such as organization and the management of time, energy, money and resources are developed by students. All FDNU Courses Through Senior Level. For Majors Only. All FDNU Courses Through Junior Level. Primarily food and nutrition majors are involved in developing understanding of the physiological and biochemical aspects of digestion, absorption, metabolism and excretion of food nutrition.