DTM 353 - Nutrition Life Cycle

Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

An in-depth study (social, physiological and psychological need) of residents from infancy to geriatric. Explore the therapeutic role of food.
Competencies

Use the Daily Food Guide to plan menus for a licensed health care facility
Use the Daily Food Guide to evaluate nutritional adequacy of menus
Identify factors that affect nutritional status throughout the life cycle
Describe the major functions and sources of the essential nutrients
Discuss digestion and absorption site of essential nutrients
Calculate caloric values of food