Food and Nutrition B

Length of Course

Semester B

Level

Year 10

Learning Area

Home Ec and Child Studies

Core or Specialist

Specialist

Pre-requisites

Year 9 Instaworthy 
Year 9 Bon Appetite

Subject Description

The Food and Nutrition B course will provide students with the chance to engage with content that will expand their knowledge on the smaller catering opportunities, such as finger food creations and cooking.

The course explores food safety, hygiene and spoilage, the nutritional needs across all age groups, dietary requirements, food for special occasions, cultural influences and time management skills.

Practical's will consist of cooking a range of different foods and embeds investigative theory work in healthy eating patterns, nutrients, and dietary guidelines, raising agents, baked foods, and pastries.

Students cannot select VET Hospitality and Home Ec in the same year.

Content
  • Apply professional safety to practical activities
  • Evaluate safety standards and emulate them in practical lessons
  • Reflect on cultural, environmental and sustainable impact on food and hospitality
  • Work individually and collaboratively
  • Gain knowledge and understanding of cultural ingredients and cooking methods and techniques
Assessment
  • OnGuard Safety training
  • Workflow plan
  • Action plan
  • Finger food folio
  • Digital tools for production
  • Baking agents assignment
  • Practical application
Pathways

Year 11 Food and Hospitality 

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Year 10 - Food and Nutrition B

Tenison Woods College respectfully acknowledges the Boandik people are the First Nations people of the Mount Gambier South Eastern region of South Australia and pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, past, present and emerging.