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Department of Foods and Nutrition

Purdue University

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	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Suggested Study Questions
Week 1	Introduction to the course Lecture Notes-Read last section-Nutrition Management System instructions	Introduction (cont.) Bennion-Chaps. 6,7 Brown-Chaps. 1, 6 Know your nutrition facts label MyPyramid intro Digestion and absorption Brown-Chap 7	Starches and cereals Bennion-Chaps. 13, 14 Homework 1 assigned	Bennion-6: 4,5,6 7: 1 13: 1,2,3,4,5 14: 1,2,3
Week 2	Carbohydrate nutrition Brown-Unit 12 pp. 1-10	Diabetes and dental health Flour and leavening Bennion-Chap. 15 Brown-Unit 13, Unit 12 pp. 15-17	Pastry Bennion-Chaps. 15 and 19	Bennion-15: 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10,11,12,13 19: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Week 3	Quick breads and cakes Bennion-Chaps. 16,18 Group 1 Investigative Report materials are due today	Fiber and alcohol Brown-Unit 12, pp. 10-13, Unit 14 Mini-Exam 1 Homework 1 due	Investigative Reports-Group I	Bennion-16: 1,2 17: 2,3,5,6,7,8 18: 1,2,3,4,5,9,10,11
Week 4	Yeast breads Bennion-Chap. 17	Yeast bread (cont.)	Vitamins Brown-Chap. 20	Bennion-20: 4,5,6,14,18,20.22
Week 5	Water Brown-Chap. 25 Fruits and vegetables Bennion-Chaps. 20,21	Phytochemicals in foods Brown-Chap. 21 Mini-Exam 2	Fruits and vegetables	Bennion-21: 4,5 8,9
Week 6	Fruits and vegetables (cont.)	Protein introduction and milk Bennion-Chap. 23 Protein nutrition Brown-Chap. 15	Protein nutrition (cont.) Group 2 Investigative Report materials are due today	Bennion-23: 2,3,4, 6,10,11,12,13
Week 7	Cheese Bennion-Chap. 23 International Menu Project	Eggs Bennion-Chap. 24 Mini-Exam 3	Investigative Reports-Group II	Bennion-23: 14,15,16,18 24: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 10,12,13
Week 8	OCTOBERBREAK	Vegetarian diets and food allergies Brown, Chaps. 16, 17 Homework 2 assigned	Minerals (major) Brown-Chap. 23 Minerals (trace)	Bennion-25: 1,2,3 4,5,6,7,8
Week 9	Minerals (major) Brown-Chap. 23 Minerals (trace)	Supplements Brown-Chap. 24 What FDA approves Typical daily menu due this week Mini-Exam 4	Meat Bennion-Chap. 25,26,27	Bennion-26: 2,3,5 27: 1,3,4,7,8
Week 10	Meat (cont.) Meat ID slides	Gelatin Bennion-Chap. 22 Homework 2 due	Fat Brown-Chap. 18	Bennion-22: 5,6,7 8,9,10
Week 11	Fats and Oils Bennion-Chap. 10 Group 3 Investigative Report materials are due today	Emulsions Mini-Exam 5	Investigative Reports-Group III	Bennion-10:1,2,3,5 6,8,10,12,14
Week 12	Energy balance and obesity Brown-Chaps. 8, 9, 10 Homework 3 assigned	Obesity and underweight (cont.)	Solutions, sugars, and syrups, Bennion-Chap. 11	Bennion-11: 1,2,6 7,8,9,10
Week 13	Sugar cookery Bennion, Chap. 11 Disordered eating Brown-Chap. 11 Homework 3 due	Nutrition and coronary heart disease Brown-Chap. 19 Beverages and frozen desserts Bennion-Chaps. 12,28 Mini-Exam 6 Homework 4 assigned	Nutrition and cancer Brown-Chap. 22 International Menu Project due today!	Bennion-12: 2,3,4,5 6,7 28: 3,5,6
Week 14	Beverages and frozen desserts (cont.) Group 4 Investigative Report materials are due today	Thanksgiving vacation	Thanksgiving Day	----------------------
Week 15	Investigative Reports-Group IV Homework 4 due	Nutrition, fitness, and performance Brown-Chaps. 27, 28 Mini-Exam 7	Nutrition, fitness, and performance Brown-Chaps. 27, 28 (cont.)	----------------------
Week 16	Nutrition in pregnancy and lactation Brown-Chap. 29	Nutrition and the lifecycle Brown-Chaps. 30, 31	Food Safety Bennion-Chap. 3 Brown-Chap. 32	Bennion-3: 2,3,4,5,6,7
Week 17	FINALS WEEK	FINALS WEEK	FINALS WEEK	FINALS WEEK Snow

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