Units to be covered are:
Food for Health
Food Product Development
Lifestyle & Consumer Choices
This course covers a range of topics including health, nutrition, dietary needs, and the functional properties of ingredients. Pupils will plan, make & reflect on food products & consider how contemporary issues affect food choices. It allows pupils to develop a range of practical food preparations skills and techniques using appropriate tools & equipment as well as develop organisational skills needed to research, plan, prepare & evaluate products & processes.
Assessment
· Assignment worth 60 marks
· Question paper worth 60 marks
Possible Careers include:
Catering, Home Economics Teacher, Nursing, Food Technologist, Retail Management, Social Worker, Quality Control, Trading Standards, care Worker, Hotel Management, Environmental Health Officer and Journalism.