Senior Food & Nutrition

Food & Nutrition is the study of food in the context of food science, nutrition and food technologies, considering overarching concepts of waste management, sustainability and food protection.

Students explore the chemical and functional properties of nutrients to create food solutions that maintain the beneficial nutritive values. This knowledge is fundamental for continued development of a safe and sustainable food system that can produce high quality, nutritious solutions with an extended shelf life. Their studies of the food system include the sectors of production, processing, distribution, consumption, research and development.

Students actively engage in a Food & Nutrition problem-solving process to create food solutions that contribute positively to preferred personal, social, ethical, economic, environmental, legal, sustainable and technological futures.

Pathways

A course of study in Food & Nutrition can establish a basis for further education and employment in the fields of science, technology, engineering and health.

Objectives

By the conclusion of the course of study, students will:

• recognise and describe food and nutrition facts and principles
• explain food and nutrition ideas and problems
• analyse problems, information and data
• determine solution requirements and criteria
• synthesise information and data to develop ideas for solutions
• generate solutions to provide data to determine the feasibility of the solution
• evaluate and refine ideas and solutions to make justified recommendations for enhancement
• make decisions about and use mode-appropriate features, language and conventions for particular purposes and contexts.

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