This curriculum guide on food and nutrition is one of seven subject area guides developed for use in consumer and homemaking education in Texas. Covered in the individual sections of the guide are the following: program and curriculum planning; teaching handicapped and disadvantaged students (student characteristics and teaching strategies);…

This package is intended for use in home economics classes focusing on nutrition and food preparation and service. The teaching guide is divided into two parts. The first centers on selected first-time facts on nutrition, meal planning, and basic food preparation skills. It includes modules on nutrition, meal management, initial steps in food…

Preschools provide a large proportion of children's daily food intake. This article guides child care center staff in understanding child nutrition guidelines and translating good nutrition into meal planning. It contains resources for menu planning, cooking, and food safety and includes specific recipes, a weekly meal planner, and contacts for…

Maintains that teachers can introduce young children to good nutrition and strengthen their well-being by incorporating cooking into the classroom. Also suggests ways for incorporating cooking activities into the classroom. (BB)

The primary purpose of this study was to develop a proposed conceptual framework for a semester course in nutrition and foods for vocational home economics at the secondary level. A questionnaire was developed and sent to three groups of Texas educators: homemaking teachers, teacher educators, and nutrition professors. The instrument obtained…

Intended for use by food service personnel and management, dietitians, college teachers, students, and researchers, this catalog lists a wide variety of instructional resource materials in the areas of nutrition, health education, cooking, and food service management. The main sections of the catalog are: (1) bibliography--a complete citation of…

Intended for use by food service personnel and management, dietitians, college teachers, students, and researchers, this catalog lists a wide variety of instructional resource materials in the areas of nutrition, health education, cooking, and food services management. The main sections of the catalog are: (1) the bibliography--a complete citation…

Intended for the use of food service personnel and management, dietitians, college teachers, students, and researchers, this catalog lists a wide variety of instructional resource materials in the areas of nutrition, health education, cooking, and food service management. The main sections of the catalog are: (1) subject index--a listing according…

Intended for use by food service personnel and management, dietitians, college teachers, students, and researchers, this catalog lists a wide variety of instructional resource materials in the areas of nutrition, health education, cooking, and food services management. The main sections of the catalog are: (1) bibliography--a complete citation of…

Intended for use by food service personnel and management, dietitians, college teachers, students, and researchers, this catalog lists a wide variety of instructional resource materials in the areas of nutrition, health education, cooking, and food services management. The main sections of the catalog are: (1) bibliography--a complete citation of…

To fight rampant consumerism (Martha Stewart Inc.), reduce the divorce rate, prevent cancer and heart disease, and ensure domestic tranquility, educators should bring back home economics. Workers must put more energy into the home front, and we must begin teaching our children how to live well on less. (MLH)

These 64 performance-based instructional modules are for the home economics content area of food and nutrition. Each module is composed of an introduction for the student, a performance objective, a variety of learning activities (reading assignments, tasks, written assignments), content information, a student self-check, recommended references,…

These instructional materials are intended as a guide for the instructor of a secondary home economics course in food and nutrition. Topics covered in the three units are time, energy, and resource management; selection, care, preparation, and storage of food (seven lessons on dairy foods; fats and oils; cereals and breads; fruits and vegetables;…

A COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION OF IDEAS IS MADE IN THIS PUBLICATION TO HELP THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ORGANIZE AND CONDUCT A SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM, AND TO FURNISH THE CLASSROOM TEACHER PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR ENRICHING THE TOTAL CLASSROOM PROGRAM THROUGH SCHOOL LUNCH EXPERIENCES. SCHOOL LUNCH IS THE TOPIC OF THE FIRST SECTION AND INCLUDES SUB-TOPICS…

Intended for use by food service personnel and management, dietitians, college teachers, students, and researchers, this catalog lists a wide variety of audiovisual materials in the areas of nutrition, health education, cooking, and food services management. The main sections of the catalog are: (1) bibliography--a complete citation of the title,…