This course is designed to encourage individuals to achieve a healthy lifestyle through improved nutrition. The goal of this course is to enable students to develop the knowledge skills, and behaviors needed to avoid health risks and maintain optimum health throughout their life. Contemporay nutrition topics relevant to today’s young adults will be explored through individual and cooperative research, guest speakers, demonstrations and special projects. Personal nutrition includes basic information on all major nutrient groups. Basic scientific principles of nutrition will be applied to real life situations, Students will have the opportunity to apply their learning through in-class food preparation and evaluation. Self assessment and monitoring of personal nutrition status is an integral part of this course.