Exploring Foods
What's it all about?
Through both practical exercises and theory work, students will explore key topics such as: the digestive system, how to make healthy food choices to prevent diet related disease, the functional properties of food and sustainability. Students will consider special dietary needs and ways of improving their own diet. They will learn the importance of eating healthy with consideration to the specific nutrients and their food sources, required across life spans that support optimal growth, development and maintaining good health. Students will also look at the Guide to Healthy Eating Guidelines and analyse how effective they are for the Australian population.
What type of things will I do?
Students will continue to enhance their cookery skills through the production and analysis of recipes. Apply their understanding of key concepts learnt in the theory and apply to practical and comparative food activities, to extend their knowledge.
What will I learn?
TOPIC 1
Safe & hygienic preparation of food
Evaluating the physical characteristics of food – taste, texture, aroma and appearance
The preservation, preparation and presentation of healthy food
Knowledge of the materials, systems, components, tools and equipment to develop design ideas
TOPIC 2
Apply the key stages of the design process to create food solutions
The digestive system
Cooking & heat transfer methods
The functional & nutritional properties of food (food science)
What can this lead to?
University and TAFE courses in Food Studies, Food Science and Technology, Food Technology and Nutrition.
POSSIBLE PATHWAY |
YEAR COURSES OFFERED |
YEAR 10 Exploring Foods |
YEAR 11 Food Studies Health and Human Development VET Hospitality |
YEAR 12 Food Studies Health and Human Development VET Hospitality |
Why choose this subject?
Choose this subject if you are interested in learning about making healthy food choices and cooking healthy recipes, and how diet relates to growth, development and maintaining optimal health and wellbeing.