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Healthy Eating & Food Hygiene
Course Overview
The Healthy Eating and Food Hygiene course is perfect for those who wish to gain an understanding of principles and practice of healthy eating and good hygiene. The course enables students to develop their knowledge and skills in a range of diet, lifestyle and food preparation subjects.
This course has been independently accredited as being equivalent to level 2 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) which means it is comparable to a GCSE.
Previous experience required: No
Course level: Level 2 NCFE (What does this mean?)
Study hours: 60
Length of course: 12 months
Tutor Support: 12 months (can be extended)
Tutor marked assignments: Yes
Final exam: No
Instalment Plan Available: Yes
Course Outline
Module 1: Healthy Eating:
Introduction to Healthy Eating
The basics
Recommendations for Healthy Eating
Module 2: Vitamins and Minerals:
Sources and functions of vitamins and minerals
Why are they so important?
Module 3: Specific Healthy Eating Issues:
Introduction
Vegetarians
The elderly and infirm
Obesity
Cardiovascular and coronary heart disease
Cancer
Iron deficiency
Module 4: Food Hygiene:
Legislation
What is food hygiene?
Food contamination
Food poisoning
How bacteria multiply
Preventing food poisoning
Personal hygiene
Safe food preparation
Cleaning and disinfecting
Food storage
Waste disposal and pest control
Buildings and equipment
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