Food and wellbeing (5 cr)
Code: MR00DU45-3003
General information
Enrollment
14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021
Timing
08.03.2021 - 02.05.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Tourism and Service Business
Teachers
- Laura Pulkkinen
Teacher in charge
Laura Pulkkinen
Groups
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MRKT20SVTourism and service business, online studies
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MRMI20SVTourism and Service Business, online studies
Objective
You understand the importance of food and nutrition to the customers' wellbeing.
You know the Finnish dietary recommendations and are familiar with the most common special diets and know how use them in meal and menu planning and in customer service situations.
You can evaluate the healthiness of meals and menus by using recommendations and existing criteria and models.
You understand the conversation concerning eating and can participate in it professionally.
You are familiar with the possibilities of healthy Finnish food in wellbeing tourism.
Content
What kind of food choices promote health and wellbeing ?
What kind of limitations do diseases, beliefs and food trends cause for food choices and how are different diets composed ?
How to evaluate the nutritional quality of meals and menus?
What opportunities does Finnish food provide for food and wellbeing tourism?
Evaluation scale
1-5