1. Apply principles of nutrition to everyday life to make decisions based upon scientifically proven facts about foods and nutrition.
2. Analyze their diets to determine their nutritional profile using dietary analysis software and databases.
3. Develop a personal plan for food consumption that incorporates dietary guidelines and current nutrition recommendations.
4. Discuss important problems in nutrition such as obesity, under nutrition, food mis-information, and fads.
5. Explain nutritional needs for pregnant mothers, infants, children, athletes, older adults, and chronic disease.
6. Explain nutrient function, digestion, absorption, and metabolism.

Textbooks and Other Resources

Required: Nutrition: An Applied Approach, 4th Ed., Thompson and Manore, Pearson Benjamin Cummings Publishers, 2014

MyDietAnalysis (MDA) software or access code. It is packaged with the text and MyNutritionLab (a recommended study supplement) at the bookstore.

MyDietAnalysis can also be purchased alone by registering online for $16 (for those students who buy a used book).

The Nutrition text will serve as your main content source. Each week you will read the text, listen and watch narrated powerpoint lectures, and do web-based assignments including dietary analyses, discussions, quizzes, etc.

Optional: Study Guide for Nutrition; An Applied Approach by Thompson, 2009

Website: College of San Mateo Canvas (requires login)

Contains textbook information and web resources required for the class.

Examinations and Grades

Quizzes will be taken online during a specific time window and with a time limit. Quizzes will be multiple choice, true and false, matching and short answer questions. Make-up quizzes are at the discretion of the instructor (advance notice is required).

Quizzes are not cumulative.