Food and wellbeing (5 cr)
Code: MR00DU45-3002
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Timing
26.10.2020 - 20.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
RDI portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Ecampus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Tourism and Service Business
Teachers
- Johanna Rapo
Teacher in charge
Johanna Rapo
Groups
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AVMIMR20KPOVAvoin AMK, Mikkeli, matkailua ja ravitsemisala
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