FSHD 2120 - Infant and Child Nutrition

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Utah Tech University

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Description:

For students interested in nutrition. Includes strategies for meeting the nutrient needs of infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-age children. Covers menu planning for children in day care and preschool settings and methods for teaching nutrition to children. Uses guest speakers, student presentations, lecture, observations, and group work. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) ** At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Students will describe typical eating patterns and behaviors of the infant and young child. 2. Students will apply nutritional guidelines to systematically analyze, evaluate, and design meal plans relevant to infants and young children. 3. Students will develop nutrition lesson plans appropriate for teaching food and nutrition concepts to young children. 4. Student will evaluate young children's dietary plan and habits and make recommendations based on the children nutrition guidelines. 5. Students will apply what they learned from the course to successfully teach nutritional concepts to young children. Prerequisite: FSHD 1020. SP

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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