Level: 3

Subject Code: H.Ec – Food and Nutrition

Introduction

Special Character: GODLINESS 

1 Timothy 4:8King James Version (KJV)

⁸ For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

This course provides learning required for progress in Food and Nutrition to Tertiary and Career Pathway

   Pathway:  This course leads to: Tertiary courses such as Nursing, Medical Doctor, Dietitian, Nutritionist, Food Scientist.

Term 1 (11 wks) AS 91466

Term 3 (10 wks) AS 91469

Weeks

Topics

Assessment

Weeks

Topics

Assessment

1-2

3-4

7-9

10

11

Busy lifestyles keep Kiwis from breakfast

Breakfast trends in New Zealand

How healthy are we eating NZ? New Study Highlights worrying trends.

Research

Practical

Assessment begin

Assessment due

1-3

4-8

9-10

The True Cost of Convenience:

• Multinational Supermarkets Practices
• How Multinational Supermarkets influence New Zealanders:
  • Attitudes
  • Values
  • Beliefs about foods
• How this, in turn, is affecting NZ eating patterns.
• Possible consequences on NZ wellbeing. 
• Research

Assessment

Term 2 (10 weeks) AS 91468

Term 4 (1-3 weeks) AS91470 and AS91471

1-3

4-7

8-10

 Differing points of view:

• Fortified Foods
• Genetic modification of food
• Fluoridation water
• Food sovereignty
• Taxation of food – removal of GST on fruits/vegetables: Taxation of high fat foods.
• Research

Practical

Assessment

1-3

Revision

NCEA exam