Two lectures and one two-hour laboratory. Techniques for stimulating children s interest in and knowledge of foods and methods for using foods in teaching a variety of subjects in a school s curriculum will be included. Students will learn to plan, organize, and conduct safe and age-appropriate food activities for preschool and early elementary age children. Emphasis is placed on managing resources such as money, time, and equipment. Two lectures and one two-hour laboratory.
Students learn to evaluate the quality of foods by comparing each food to a standard product.
Two lectures and one two-hour laboratory. A study of safety in the handling, preparation, and storage of foods to prevent the spread of disease and hazardous substances through food. Discussions of food sanitation, government regulations and policies that affect food, and the role of U.S. food regulatory agencies. This course focuses on the issues confronting parents. Special attention is given to what children need from parents at each age and stage of development from pregnancy through adolescence.