HFN2O: Food & Nutrition

What’s it all about?!

This course focuses on guidelines for making nutritious food choices. Students will investigate

factors that influence food choices, including beliefs, attitudes, current trends, traditional eating patterns, food-marketing strategies, and individual needs. Students will also explore the environmental impact of a variety of food choices at the local and

global level. The course provides students with opportunities to develop food-preparation skills and

introduces them to the use of social science research methods in the area of food and nutrition.

Course Description

Research & Inquiry Skills

Nutrition & Health

Food Choices

Local & Global Foods

Food Preparation Skills

Course Strands

Kitchen & Food Safety Cooking terminology Understanding Recipes Influences on Food Choices Food Marketing Meal appeal

Unit #1

Interpreting & Using Canada’s Food Guide The 6 Main Nutrients Eating Through the Lifecycle Understanding Food Labels

Unit #2

Eating patterns; healthy & unhealthy School Food & Beverage Policy Body Image Fad Dieting

Unit #3

Canadian Foods Food availability Food Preservation Environmental Responsibility Food Security & Insecurity

Unit #4

Part# 1: Iron Chef Cooking Competition

Part #2: Formal Exam

The Final 30%...

Cookies Muffins Pretzels Pancakes Pie Pizza Stir Fry Pasta....

What You Can Expect to Make...