NUTRTION AND HEALTHY EATING

Nutrition Awareness - Half Day
Nutrition - One day

Nutrition Awareness

Half Day

Overview

This course aims to help people to make healthy and enjoyable choices when purchasing and preparing simple and pre-prepared meals

Objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of nutrition, diet and health
• Recognise the concept of ‘The Balance of Good Health’
• Understand information provided on food labels

Programme

09.15    Arrival
09.30    Welcome and introductions
09.40    Introduction to nutrition
11.00    Break
11.15    Balance of good health
12.15    Food labelling and purchasing
12.45    Close

Award

This course is not externally validated and therefore the content can be adjusted to meet individual requirements. A certificate of attendance will be provided.

Pre course reading

Delegates will be provided with handout material and no pre-course reading is necessary. However it will be helpful if delegates can bring examples of typical meals preferred by and a description of the clients group to whom meals are served.

Nutrition

One day

Overview

This course aims to help anyone who is involved in planning and providing meals for other people. Enjoyable and healthy food enhances and contributes to wellbeing and the course content will guide delegates to achieve this in a practical way.

Objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of nutrition, diet and health
• Recognise the concept of ‘The Balance of Good Health’
• Recognise the nutritional requirements of different groups
• Understand the effects of food processing and fortification

 Programme
09.15    Arrival
09.30    Welcome and introductions
09.40    Introduction to nutrition
11.00    Break
11.15    Balance of good health
12.15    Diet and health
12.45    Break
13.30    Nutritional requirements of different groups
14.30    food processing and fortification
15.00    Break
15.15    Catering for different groups
16.00    Food labelling
16.30    Evaluation and close

Award

This course is not externally validated and therefore the content can be adjusted to meet individual requirements. A certificate of attendance will be provided.

Pre course reading

Delegates will be provided with handout material and no pre-course reading is necessary. However it will be helpful if delegates can bring examples of typical meals or menus provided that they will be willing to share with the group and a description of the clients to whom meals are served.

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