Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionStudents will understand the USDA recommendations for basic nutritional requirements for good health, the food groups encompassing carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, phytochemicals and minerals, their sources and dependency along with the roles of water, electrolytes, and atmospheric gasses in human health. Students will be familiar with the fundamental physiology of digestion and how the basic food groups interact and react in the human body. They will have the knowledge to evaluate recipes and menus for nutritional balance and can devise recipes and menus that conform to USDA nutritional recommendations. They will understand the relationship between nutritional and physical exercise needs in terms of energy balance. 