Nutrition and Health
NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Nutrition and Health (QCF)
With a wide range of healthy eating tips, information and ideas, this Nutrition and Health course is packed with practical advice on healthy eating. It explains what healthy eating is and why it’s important. The content covers the dietary needs for different ages, healthy food preparation, food labelling, food additives and eating disorders. Learners can use the content to write their own healthy eating plans, menus and recipes to ensure that they eat a healthy balanced diet.
Course details
Here’s a taste of what the course covers:
Unit one
The principles of healthy eating
This unit covers the following:
- Diet and health
- Components of a healthy diet
- Nutrients
- Healthy food preparation.
Unit two
The nutritional needs of individuals
This unit covers the following:
- Nutritional needs of children and young people
- Nutritional needs of older people
- Special dietary requirements
- Barriers to healthy eating.
Unit three
Planning a healthy diet
This unit covers the following:
- Understanding food labelling
- Understanding food additives
- Applying principles of healthy eating.
Unit four
Principles of weight management
This unit covers the following:
- Risks associated with ineffective weight management
- Body image and weight management
- Planning a short-term weight management programme.
Unit five
Understanding eating disorders
This unit covers the following:
- Different eating disorders
- Causes of eating disorders
- How eating disorders affect the individual and others
- Managing eating disorders.
Unit six
Principles of food safety for the home environment
This unit covers the following:
- Handling food safely
- Personal hygiene when handling food
- Storing food safely
- Effect of food storage on nutritional value
- Keeping food work area clean
- Checking food is cooked to the correct temperature
- Disposing of food waste safely.
