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Course Schedule, Fall/2004            

 

Week    Monday            Wednesday           Friday

8/23    Course Intro.          Dietary Guidance        Portions/servings/

        Perspective on         Lecture, continued      exchanges? What a

        Dietary Guidance       (21-112, booklets)      mess! Food Exchange

       (Review: DG, FGP, DRI’s) with syllabus)         Lists.Assign Project 1                                                        (113-189)

 

8/30    Food Exchange Lists,    Food Labeling          Food Labeling

        continued. Computer     (199-240)                      

        analysis of diets

        (190-198)

 

9/6     Holiday!               The marketplace and     The marketplace, cont.

                               the consumer            Perspective on

                               Assign Project 2        snacking, eating out

                               (241-273)               Project 1 is due

                                                       (274-280)

 

9/13    Approaches to Food     Processing Food:        Food Additive Basics:

        Budgets                Emphasis on nutrient    Assign Project 3

        (282-283)              retention (284-293)     (294-308)

 

 

9/20    Exam I: Covers         Biotechnology with      Food Irradiation -    

        through 9/17           Dr. Charles Santerre    Introduce Weight

                               Project 2 is due        Management Unit

                               (316-327)               (328-350)

 

9/27-   The weeks of 9/27 and 10/4 will discuss issues related to weight

10/4    control and management such as: terminology, current standards,

        calculations, controversies, approaches, “diets”, behavior    

        modification, exercise, and Disordered Eating/Eating Disorders

        Project 4 is assigned on 10/1. (Readings are in order of above

        lecture topics: 351-451 and review consumer materials 56-62)

 

10/11   Fall break!             Complete weight         Dealing with fads

                                Management              and misinformation

                                                        Project 3 is due

                                                        (451-512)

 

10/18   Dietary Supplements:   Fiber: What is it?      Dietary Fat Issues.

        How to evaluate        Where is it? How        Review of terminology,

        and advise. Assign     much is needed?         types, food sources,

        Project 5              Assign Project 6        diet calculations,

        (513-565)              Project 4 is due        current guidelines.

                               (70-71, 566-594)        (78-81, 602-625)

 

10/25   Exam 2: Covers         Dietary Fat,            Sugar and sweeteners:

        9/22-10/20             continued               New issues                                            Assign Project 7        (82-83, 626-669)

                               

11/1    Sodium issues to      Alcohol in the diet      Sports Nutrition

        explore: sources &    Project 5 is due         (683-702)

        uses, guidelines.     (86-87)

        (84-85, 670-682)

 

11/8    Exchange list         Sports Nutrition cont.   Vegetarian Diets

        Exam                  Project 6 is due         (703-729)

 

(page numbers of related readings in course syllabus)                             

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11/15   Vegetarian Diets,     Recommendations for diet in pregnancy and               continued             and lactation. Project 7 is due on 11/19

                              (730-766)

                                                      

11/22   Exam 3: Covers                   Happy Turkey Days!

        10/22-11/19           

                                 

11/29   Nutrition Education   Feeding infants, toddlers, and children.

        materials through     Are there guidelines? Promoting a healthy

        Dairy Nutrition       eating environment. (769A-790)

        Council with Julie   

        Hardin, RD

 

12/6    Nutrition issues for adolescents, adults,      Summary and Review!            and the elderly. Cancer reduction              Final Exam information

        guidelines (791-825)                           and  specifications

 

 

12/13   Final exam date to be assigned this week

 

 

Summary of exam and project dates:

 

Exams:

Exam I    September 20

Exam II   October 25

Exchange Exam  November 8

Exam III  November 22

 

Projects:

Project    Assigned     Due

1           8/27       9/10

2           9/8        9/22

3           9/17       10/15

4           10/1       10/20

5          10/18       11/3

6          10/20       11/10

7          10/27       11/19