GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition (Eduqas)

16 free revision lessons in 2 units. Open the course or go straight to a lesson.

Food Science & Nutrition

Food commodities, macronutrients and micronutrients, planning balanced diets, the chemistry of cooking, and how heat and ingredients change food.

1. Food Commodities & Their Place in the Diet
2. Working Characteristics of Commodities
3. Macronutrients — Protein, Fats and Carbohydrates
4. Micronutrients, Water and Dietary Fibre
5. Energy Requirements & Life-Stage Diets
6. Diet, Health Conditions & Lifestyle Choices
7. Calculating Energy & Nutritional Values
8. Heat Transfer & Why We Cook Food
9. Functional & Chemical Properties of Ingredients

Food Safety, Provenance & Choice

Storing food safely, food spoilage and poisoning, where food comes from, environmental and ethical issues, factors that shape food choice, and developing recipes for real people.

1. Food Spoilage, Storage & Preservation
2. Food Poisoning, Bacteria & Cross-Contamination
3. Food Provenance & Sustainability
4. Culinary Traditions & International Cuisine
5. Food Manufacturing, Processing & Modified Foods
6. Factors Affecting Food Choice & Sensory Evaluation
7. Developing Recipes & Meals for Specific Needs

How to revise Food Preparation and Nutrition

• Retrieval Practice
• Spaced Repetition
• Interleaving
• Dual Coding
• Elaborative Interrogation
• Knowledge Organisers
• Timed Practice

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