1 trimester .5 credit
Prerequisite: None
Fees and Costs
Lab Fee: $35.00 – Payable no later than the 3rd day of the trimester.
Course Overview
This course allows students to prepare foods, beverages and plan meals. Emphasis will be on safety and sanitation as well as implementing nutritional information. The Dine Healthy computer program will be used to determine nutritional habits. Then we will analyze diets, herbs and supplements, fast foods. We will prepare and learn about fruits and vegetables, breads, eggs, meats, and desserts. Tips for athletes will be included and each student will implement a lifestyle change project. Low fat Chinese, Mexican and Italian foods will be prepared as well as a foreign food demonstration and reports on countries from which the meals came. A guest meal will be part of the final exam. Students may have the opportunity to get a food handler’s permit in the class. The Art Institute of Seattle will present post-secondary opportunities in this area of study.
Student Learning Objectives
As a result of required instruction, the student will be able to:
1. Prepare various recipes safely and accurately.
2. Demonstrate appropriate clean-up.
3. Analyze their own nutritional eating habits using the food guide pyramid.
4. Set a goal to work on their eating habits or exercise performance.
5. Participate in a group project on a foreign country.
6. Analyze a career in the Health and Human Services Pathway.