2. 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.

3.  Research & Inquiry Skills  Nutrition & Health  Food Choices  Local & Global Foods  Food Preparation Skills

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

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

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

7.  Canadian Foods  Food availability  Food Preservation  Environmental Responsibility  Food Security & Insecurity

8.  Part# 1: Iron Chef Cooking Competition  Part #2: Formal Exam

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