What's in food and why 'food variety'

This module commences by assessing your food and nutrition knowledge. It will help you develop a basic knowledge and understanding about what's in food. It will also examine and discuss the functional properties and potential health benefits of different foods. The importance of eating a variety of foods will also be explored.

Due to the large number of foods available and the emerging evidence about their health and nutritional properties, this module is more than double the length of all the other modules on offer (and thus the higher price). This module is also more interactive than the other modules to maintain interest and retention of the larger amount of information.

This module provides invaluable background knowledge in nutrition which will faciliate your understanding of the Healthy Eating Tips module.

This module is essential reading for anyone who is interested in their health and well-being, and especially for people working in the weight loss industry, the food industry or for people working as carers. It is best done before the Healthy Eating Tips module.

It is assessed with on-line true/false questions and multiple choice questions.

Contents

Food Variety - what is it and why is it important
Health benefits of foods vs supplement
Meat
Fish
Eggs
Nuts and seeds
Legumes
Cereals
Fruits and vegetables
Milk products
Herbs and spices
Sugar and Honey
Chocolate
Fermented foods
Alcohol - Red wine and beer
Tea
Coffee

Objectives

To define and understand the role of food variety in nutrition in health.

To develop a basic knowledge and understanding about what's in food.

To examine and discuss the functional properties and potential health benefits of different foods.

last updated May 2002