NUTRITION NOTES
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- Definition Of Food And Nutrition
- Importance Of Food – Physiological, – Psychological And – Social
- Functions Of Food (In Maintaining Good Health)
UNIT-4
MICRO NUTRIENT
- Vitamins Functions, sources, Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) and Effects of Deficiency / Excess intake of; – Vitamins of B-Complex Group – Vitamin C – Vitamin A – Vitamin D – Vitamin E – Vitamin K
- Minerals- Functions, Sources, Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) and Effects of Deficiency / excess intake of; – Calcium – Iron – Iodine – Sodium – Phosphorous
UNIT-5
CONSERVING NUTRIENTS
- During Storing
- During Food Preparation (Pre-cooking e.g. Washing, Peeling, Cutting, Chopping, Slicing, Pounding, Grinding, Soaking, Sprouting, Fermentation, Mixing)
- During Cooking
UNIT-7
MENU PLANNING
- Nutritionally balanced meals as per three food group system
- Factors affecting meal planning
- Calculation of Nutritive value of dishes and meals
- Critical evaluation of a given meal
UNIT-8
MENU PLANNING – FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Cardiac