SS1 First Term Food and Nutrition Lesson Note – Careers in Foods and Nutrition

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WEEK: 2

Topic: Careers in foods and nutrition

Content: 

1. Teaching
2. Dietetics
3. food science and technology
4. food engineering
5. hotel and catering management.

Sub-Topic 1: (i) Teaching

(ii) Dietetics

(iii) Food science and technology

A career is a long term or life-long job or occupation that an individual is trained for, which he practices for a long period of time.

The field of nutrition is one of the most dynamic and diverse professions, thus, career opportunities are quite numerous and varied. This is a diagram representing the careers in food and nutrition.

Various career opportunities are open to those who have formal training in foods and nutrition. They include the following;

Teachers

Foods and nutrition teachers impact knowledge to reduce the rate of ignorance about the science of nutrition, effect of malnutrition and encourage good cooking and feeding habits for the maintenance of good health. They find job opportunities in schools i.e. secondary schools, schools of nursing, medical schools etc.

Dieticians/Nutritionist can be employed to give counseling to patients who need diet therapy in hospitals.

This is the study of foods and nutrition and its relation to people’s health. The people who practice dietetics are called dietitians. They recommend diets for patients in hospitals and health departments.

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