Chapter 1 Nutrition 100 C introduction and Syllabus

Learning Objectives for Introduction to Nutrition

· Explain what nutrition is and why it should be important to you on a personal level.

· Identify three food groups we don't eat enough of and two food groups we eat too much of.

· Define flavor and explain how it involves all five senses.

· Define kilocalories, identify three factors that influence the number of kilocalories you use every day and explain the effect of the following on basal metabolic rate: gender, age, exercise and growth.

· Name the six classes of nutrients and their characteristics.

· Give two examples of foods that are nutrient dense and two that are empty kcalorie foods and explain why you chose these foods.

· Describe four characteristics of a nutritious diet.

· Identify a given food as a whole food, processed food, enriched or fortified food and/or organic food.

· Explain what is meant by Recommended Dietary Allowance, Adequate Intake, and Tolerable Upper Intake Level of a nutrient.

· Explain how food is digested and absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract.