Year 11 Food and Nutrition - Topical Nutrition Trends

This course is designed for students who want to keep up with current nutrition trends and develop their practical skills.

In this course students will learn about:

• key nutrients involved in beauty nutrition (how diet can impact your skin, nail and hair health etc.)
• food science and digestion (how food is digested and nutrients are absorbed and used in the body)
• the influence of pop culture on dietary trends and fad diets (how celebrities can influence people to buy products or follow diets which are not recommended)
• nutrients - where to from here? Discovering sustainable nutrient alternatives (eating insects, low meat diets)
• develop lifelong practical skills including knife skills, cooking techniques and food safety

Students need to be able to handle a variety of foods, and the course is not suitable for students with severe food allergies.

Year 11 classes have 2 practical classes per timetable cycle.