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...
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