HND223

Course Description

This course aims to introduce students to the principles and techniques of planning menus for nutritional care, including dietary modifications, for both healthy and non-healthy individuals. Topics include nutrients needs for optimum health, dietary guidelines, food groups, food portion sizes, and the use of exchange lists for meal planning. They will learn approaches to applying diet-planning guides in meal planning and methods of meal evaluation for client nutrition counseling and education in both the English and Arabic languages. They will master the process of translating the nutrition needs of individuals and groups into food choices and selected menus composed of local, Middle Eastern and international foods.

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