Diet & Nutrition for Children

Vocational qualification

Online

£ 26/month VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Vocational qualification

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Class hours

    100h

  • Duration

    6 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This Diet and Nutrition for Children Level 3 qualification teaches students how to plan for the diets and nutritional needs of children. The course will aid you as you learn how to assess a child’s dietary requirements.

Within this deeply essential subject you will discover how failing to meet a child’s nutritional needs impacts the various developmental stages of a child; alongside how it affects a child’s progress. This Diet and Nutrition for Children Level 3 qualification teaches how adults can promote healthy eating to ensure children willingly meet the nutritional guidelines put in place to support their growth and development.

By studying this Diet and Nutrition for Children Level 3 qualification you will be further developing your knowledge of the nutritional requirements of children and young people. This course will cover how these requirements change as a child develops. Promoting good dietary and health habits is essential to aid supporting learning and development; as well as promoting a healthy lifestyle which lowers the risk of future health problems. This Level 3 course will give you an insight into providing the appropriate nutritional requirements for children.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Online

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

On this course you will discover:
The units cover all aspects of diet and nutrition and will help you to understand the importance of providing healthy meals and snacks whilst understanding the issues faced when deciding on meals to plan.
The course also explores the digestive system in detail and identifies key nutrients and vitamins essential for a healthy diet.
Food labels contain a wealth of information and this is looked at closely in unit five when issues surrounding misleading information is explored.
Finally, in unit six we look at special dietary needs and identify reasons why some people make specific choices with regard to their diet.

You don't need any prior skills in the subject area to start this course.

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement by ABC Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the details all of the units you have completed as part of your course).

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Subjects

  • Healthy Eating
  • Nutrition
  • IT
  • Diet and nutrition
  • IT Development
  • Good Health
  • Vitamins
  • Nutritional Needs
  • Meal planning
  • Nutritional
  • Food patterns
  • Food Labelling
  • Reduce health
  • Plan healthy meals
  • Snacks

Course programme

Unit 1: Nutrition and Healthy Eating

Encourage healthy eating

Understand the main food groups

Explore problems associated with the excess and inadequate nutrient intake

Identify the Five A Day recommendations

Understand hygiene and safety

Unit 2: Nutritional needs from birth to 16 years

Understand the importance of weaning and feeding for babies

Explore healthy eating for children through the years

Identify strategies for encouraging healthy eating for teenagers

Unit 3: Key Nutrients and Vitamins

Understand the benefits and limitations of key nutrients

Explain the characteristics of non-nutrient foods

Describe the balance of good health

Unit 4: Nutritional Guidelines and Meal Planning

Identify the recommended daily allowances

Improve nutrition in children

Reduce health problems in children

Plan healthy meals and snacks

Unit 5: Digestion and Food Labelling

Explore the digestive structure in detail

Understand the importance of food labels and look at the information contained therein

Identify how food labels can be misleading

Unit 6: Special Dietary Needs

Understand influences affecting food choices

Identify food patterns

Explore health issues associated with poor diets

Identify barriers to dietary change

Understand the nutritional needs of specific groups

Identify food allergies and intolerance

Assessment

Each unit is followed by a written tutor marked assignment (TMA), which is submitted and then marked by your tutor. You will not be required to take an external exam.

Diet & Nutrition for Children

£ 26/month VAT inc.