Study Guide

Objective

Students can use the core concepts of nutrition competently.
Students recognize the relation between their lifestyle and health and wellbeing.
Students can evaluate food trends and current discussion on nutrition critically.
Students can look for evidence-based research knowledge to justify their choices.
Students are familiar with the national and international nutrition recommendations and know how to apply them to promote their health and wellbeing.
Students set realistic goals for planning a balanced diet that suits their lifestyle.

Content

Core concepts of nutrition.
Food trends, food additives and other current topics on nutrition in the media.
Mapping one’s own lifestyle with the focus on eating habits and everyday choices.
Analyzing one’s own food diary and comparing it with nutrition recommendations at nutrient and foodstuff level: energy intake, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals; factors affecting food choices.
Developing a dietary model in line with the goals set. Body building. Physically active individual. Gluten-free diet. Weight control. Vegetarian diet. Gastroenterological disorders. Allergies and other special diets.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students can:
- show their familiarization with the knowledge base of the field
- distinguish everyday knowledge from scientific knowledge
- use the concepts of the field appropriately
- evaluate their strengths and development needs
- show they have reached the goals set for the core competence

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students can:
- search for evidence-based knowledge diversely
- use concepts of the field extensively
- use rational justification for their actions
- focus on their work and develop it

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students can:
- use and evaluate evidence-based knowledge critically
- apply the concepts of their field extensively
- evaluate and apply alternative solutions to their decision-making
- work in a goal-oriented way and develop themselves

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students can:
- show their familiarization with the knowledge base of the field
- distinguish everyday knowledge from scientific knowledge
- use the concepts of the field appropriately
- evaluate their strengths and development needs
- show they have reached the goals set for the core competence

Further information

For many people the food or diet they prefer has provided a means to create a personal identity. Food trends ranging from gluten-free diets to paleo food and from vegetarian food to body building diets generate discussion when people seek answers to their own wellbeing. Is ordinary food enough, or do we need supplementary products? Can we trust nutrition recommendations when talking about sustainable development, food additives, fats, proteins or carbohydrates? This study unit provides an opportunity to have a comprehensive and thorough assessment and inspection of one’s personal eating habits.