Maricopa Community Colleges  FON140AA   19896-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 02/14/89
FON140AA 19896-99999 L+L 2 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Food for Fun and Fitness
Selection of foods, planning, preparing and serving meals for fitness. Emphasis on healthful high energy foods. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
FON140AA   19896-99999 Food for Fun and Fitness
1. List basic nutrients and their uses in the body and identify food sources. (I)
2. Identify dietary needs for fitness. (II)
3. Select and plan balanced meals. (III)
4. Prepare meals using management techniques. (IV)
5. Compare and contrast consumer information found on food labels. (V)
6. Evaluate nutritional information from specific sources. (VI)
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FON140AA   19896-99999 Food for Fun and Fitness
    I. Basic Nutrients
            a. Basic nutrients
            b. Relationship to body functions
            c. Analyze food intake
            d. Food sources
            e. Food choice factors
      II. Food For Fitness
              a. High energy foods
              b. Special fitness diets
              c. Nutritional value of "fast foods"
        III. Diet Plans
                a. Selection
                b. Meal plans
          IV. Food Preparation
                  a. Presentation
                  b. Time and energy techniques in food preparation
            V. Consumer Information
                    a. Nutritional
                    b. Regulations
                    c. Imitation foods
              VI. Evaluating Nutritional Information Sources
                      a. Reliable
                      b. Misleading
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