Contemporary Issues in Food and Nutrition



Contemporary Issues in Food and Nutrition

FCS 321-321L Spring 2010

Tentative Schedule

|Class |Date |Lecture |Lab |DUE |

| |1/19 |Orientation, Food & Culture in America; |Introduction to assignments, computer, case | |

| | |Melting Pot, |studies, menu/ recipe modifications | |

| | |Cultural Issues in Meal | | |

| | |Planning | | |

| |1/26 |Nutritional Guidelines and |Menu planning work session: Work on Food Guide |Partners to share preliminary meal |

| | |other tools in meal |Pyramid |plans, 4 recipes per person. |

| | |planning | | |

| |2/2 |Introduction to Issues Assignment: Any |Work session for Meal Plan Assignment. Excel; |Preliminary meal plans (20 pts.) |

| | |topic from Nutrition 09/10 |history of a supermarket; food insecurity |One/team |

| | |Issues sign up | |BRING CULTURE BOOK |

| |2/9 |Considerations in Nutrition; nutritional |Computer Work |Completed recipe analyses |

| | |evaluation; how to read printouts |Session |(Not to turn in) |

| |2/16 |Nutrient quiz (50 pts.) |Computer work session; nutrients to highlight. |BRING CULTURE BOOK |

| | | |FOOD COSTING; review excel. FOOD PLANS. |Intercultural communication |

| | 2/23 |Writing a Wrong – letters to legislators |Food and Nutrition Laws, regulations, policies; |We will begin to write letters to |

| | | |QUESTIONS RE: ISSUES? |legislators; |

| | | |Work Session: Food costing. |All MP assignment FP printouts should|

| | | | |be done. |

| | 3/2 |Food costing |Evaluation of Food Costs |Email legislative letters to me (10 |

| | | | |pts.) |

| | 3/9 |Food costing |Budgeting in today’s households; Food Trends in |Food costing should be done now – not|

| | | |America; Contemporary Issues |to be turned in yet. |

| | 3/16 |Food Costing Quiz |Putting project together. |Bring your MP projects |

| | |(50 pts.) |(Email recipes to me.) | |

| | 3/23 |Brief Oral Presentations of Cultural |Cultural Food exchange/ Celebration SPICE Yeprem |Final Meal Plan project DUE |

| | |History of Foods |ext 4177 (9:15) (Fei Gao); bring a dish from your|(100 pts.) |

| | | |cultural project and the recipe | |

| | 3/30 |Issues work session |Issues work session | |

| 12. | 4/6 |Spring Break |Spring Break |No classes today |

| 13. | 4/13 |Issues presentations |Table Appointments | |

| | 4/20 |Issues presentations |Table Appointment discussion |Issues project due |

| | | | |(75 pts.) |

| | 4/27 |Table Appointments |On becoming an RD |Last day to submit legislator |

| | |Quiz (50 pts.) | |responses |

| |5/4 | Wrap up; SLOs | | |

*Final exam: Tuesday, May 11th, 8:00-10:00 AM

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