Elementary Food and Health - REHIS

Provided By:
Badenoch Learning and Resource Centre

Course description:
This course will provide basic training in the understanding of food and nutrition. It will provide valuable information for anyone involved in making basic food choices or decisions for customers, patients, families or themselves.

The course will cover:

•general introduction to food and health
•the function of food
•energy measures and influences on food intake
•eating for health – food and well being
•putting it all together – action planning.

On successful completion of the course, participants should be able to:

•consider the barriers to eating a healthy diet
•explore the consequences of eating habits on health
•understand the role of carbohydrates, protein, fat and fibre
•understand the implications of fluid and alcohol intake
•understand the role of minerals and trace elements
•understand energy balance and its influence on body weight
•understand that different people have different needs for energy
•appreciate the influence of gender and age on energy balance
•recognise that certain groups have specific nutritional needs
•consider food in chronic diseases
•appreciate the influences of life circumstances on dietary habits
•use the Eating for Health plate model
•identify different ways of preparing and cooking foods for a healthy diet
•identify and assess the nutritional information on a food label
•demonstrate a good understanding of food and psychological well being, social relationships and self esteem
•recognise that food has a role in food allergy, cancer, coronary heart disease and osteoporosis.
Successful course participants will receive the REHIS Elementary Food and Health certificate.

Qualifications:
Other Award Body : REHIS - Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland Elementary Certificate in Food Hygiene.

Entry requirements:
There are no specific entry requirements – it is a first level food and health training course

Provider address:
Spey Street
KINGUSSIE
Inverness-shire
PH21 1EH

Tel: 01540 662 420

Provider notes:
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