Diet Nutrition and Exercise for Children QLS

• The 5 main food groups
  
• Fruit and vegetables
  
• Starchy foods
  
• Meat, fish, eggs, beans, nuts and seeds
  
• Milk and dairy
  
• Foods containing fat and sugar
  
• Not forgetting water
  
• Excess and inadequate nutrient intake of both children and adults
  
• Calories
  
• Dietary fat
  
• Monounsaturated fats (MUFA)
  
• Polyunsaturated fats (PUFA)
  
• Hydrogenated oils
  
• Typical breakdown of fats
  
• Omega-3 essential fatty acids
  
• Omega-6 essential fatty acids
  
• Inflammation
  
• Protein
  
• Carbohydrates
  
• Sugars
  
  
• Gluconeogenesis
  
• Vitamins
  
• BMI

• Good hygiene practices
  
• Cleaning
  
• Chilling
  
• Cross contamination
  
• Re-using bags
  
• Freezing and defrosting
  
• Pets
  
• Cooking
  
• Food poisoning
  
• Bacteria
  
• Treating food poisoning
  
• Shopping safely – understanding food standards labelling
  
• Allergenic ingredients
  
• Display until/sell by
  
• Best before
  
• Food assurance schemes
  
• Assured food standards red tractor
  
• Fresh, pure and natural
  
• Gluten free
  
• Health claims
  
• Ingredients
  
• Lite or light
  
• No added sugar or unsweetened
  
• Organic
  
• Produce of?
  
• Reduced lactose or lactose-free
  
• Vegetarian
  
• Preservatives
  

• Babies and infants
  
• Protein content of formula
  
• Bottle feeding
  
• Long-chain PUFAs
  
• Prebiotics
  
• Hydrolysed and soya-based formula
  
• Weaning
  
• First food suggestions
  
• Foods to avoid or limit
  
• How much solid food?
  
• Infant nutrition
  
• Pre-school nutrition
  
• Fatty foods
  
• Sweet sugary foods
  
• Salt
  
• Drinks
  
• Supplements
  
• Foods to avoid
  
• 6 – 12 years
  
• Further considerations
  
• Fish
  
• Sodium (salt)
  
• Breakfast
  
• Healthy weight
  
• Teenage nutrition
  
• Iron
  
  
• Calcium
  
• Calcium cofactors

• Carbohydrates
  
• Protein
  
• Fat
  
• Vitamins
  
• Minerals
  
• Water
  
• Eight key nutrients vegetarians need
  
• Non-nutrient foods
  
• The real benefits of dietary fibre
  
• Insoluble fibre
  
• Soluble fibre
  
• Sources of different kinds of fibre
  
• Other non-nutrients
  
• Probiotics
  
• Prebiotics
  
  
• Dietary supplements
  
• Roles of dietary supplements
  
• Who might benefit?

• The balance of good health
  
• What is the balance of good health?
  
• Who is the balance of good health for?
  
• Healthy eating advice
  
• Food groups
  
• Bread, other cereals and potatoes
  
• Fruit and vegetables
  
• Milk and dairy
  
• Meat, fish and alternatives
  
• Foods containing fat
  
• Foods and drinks containing sugar
  
• How much food do people need?
  

• Easy-to-follow instructions
  
• A healthy, balanced diet with sufficient calories
  
• A variety of foods
  
• Readily available foods
  
• Meal plans and recipes
  
• Involvement
  
• Managing change
  
• Tips on diet planning
  
• Know what is in each food group
  
• The healthy diet: back to basics
  
• How is a diet made up?
  
• Diet plans
  
• Sleep
  
• Introduce healthy sleep habits
  
• Structure of the digestive system
  
• The alimentary canal
  
• The digestive system
  

• Food labelling – the traffic light system
  
• Aims
  
• What do the colours mean?
  
• What are the criteria for traffic light labelling?
  
• Which food products display traffic light labelling?
  
• Why is traffic light labelling important?
  
  
• Are there criticisms?

• Availability, income, food prices and convenience
  
• Advertising and media
  
• Societal and traditional aspects
  
• Beliefs and personal values
  
• Sensory aspects – hunger, appetite, palatability and taste
  
• Education, knowledge, skills (e.g. cooking ability) and time
  
• Mood, stress and guilt
  
• Other factors that affect food choice
  
• Changing food behaviour: successful interventions
  

• Loss of appetite after illness
  
• Children at risk of poor diet
  
• Additional dietary considerations for some children
  
• Vegan and Vegetarian Diets
  
• “Fussy” eaters
  
• Food allergies
  
• Coeliac disease
  
  
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Physical exercise for adolescents
  
• Pre-school exercise
  
• Exercise for children
  
• Are children active enough?
  
• Activity logs
  
• Government policy
  
• Method and application
  
• Specific sports training
  
• Varied activities
  
  
• Further considerations

This course is assessed through a series of written assignments, which are submitted to your tutor to be marked. No external examination is required.

You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. We suggest that the course will take approximately 90 hours to complete.

The course is designed for distance learning at home or at work. Students will receive all course materials by post or online, plus tutor support by email.

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).