Title: Apply basic concepts of nutrition for meeting special dietary needs.
Course: Food Science and Dietetics (19254) > Section: Exploring Diet and Nutrition Fundamentals

Application should include

- explaining the basic concepts of nutrition
- reviewing the USDA nutrition guidelines
- evaluating specific diet and menu plans to meet each identified need.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What are the basic concepts of nutritional therapy?
- What should be accomplished when implementing nutritional therapy?
- What beliefs, actions, or conditions prevent the application of the basic concepts of nutritional therapy?

Communication

- What communication skills do we need to use to convey basic concepts of nutritional therapy?
- What questions do we ask in order to clarify the meaning of nutritional therapy?
- In what ways does the use of communication contribute to the analysis of basic concepts of nutritional therapy?

Leadership

- What skills do we need to relate to others for health maintenance and disease prevention?
- What goals promote skills in nutrition counseling?
- How do contradictions and inaccuracies affect the success of nutrition therapy?

Management

- What resources impact basic concepts of nutritional therapy?
- What standards exist in nutrition counseling?
- What actions can individuals, families, and society take to promote optimal health and disease prevention?