PED 209 - Nutrition (3)

This course is an introduction to basic principles of human nutrition with emphases on nutrients, metabolism, function of nutrients, and food sources. Nutritional recommendations and the sources of those recommendations are addressed. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to apply the processes of diet analysis based upon the associated recommendations and the functions of the ESHA-The Food Processor© software program.

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
Offered spring term.