CUL 142 Nutrition

2 CR

This course provides students with an introduction to nutrition, cultural food pyramids including nutritive value of foods, factors influencing body food requirements, their importance in promoting health and preventing disease, and the body processes and their relation to total nutrition. We will examine nutritional requirements throughout the human life cycle with attention to retaining nutritive values through the cooking process.
Prerequisite(s): ACCUPLACER Classic Arithmetic (38) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen Arithmetic (230) or higher OR completion of ABE 050 with a C or higher.

ACCUPLACER Classic Reading (71) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen Reading (247) or higher OR RDG 085 with a C or higher.

ACCUPLACER Classic Sentence Skills (71) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen Writing (245) or higher OR ENGL 092 with a C or higher.
Completion Of or Concurrent Enrollment In: CUL 110, CUL 112, CUL 114, CUL 118 with a C- or higher OR concurrent enrollment in CUL 110, CUL 112, CUL 114, CUL 118 OR instructor permission.