Food & Nutrition

Budgeting is the process of preparing a budget. Household budget is a plan for future expenditures of a given household. Budgeting is the act of planning how to spend the… Read More »BUDGETING

PRINCIPLE OF CONSUMER EDUCATION Consumer education can be defined as the process of enlightening the public about their right as food purchases are concerned. It is the process of helping… Read More »CONSUMER EDUCATION

METHODS OF STORING ROOTS AND TUBERS BARNS: This method is used for storage for the yams. This involves the use of a small hut, built near the compound house or… Read More »STORAGE OF ROOTS AND TUBERS

Food storage refers to the keeping of the food for sometime before ultimate use. There are two aspects to food storage namely Post- harvest storage- This is the storage of… Read More »STORAGE OF FOODS

METHODS OF FOOD PRESERVATION There are different methods of preserving foods. However the type of method used depends on the nature of the food, length of preservation required, the facilities… Read More »METHODS OF PRESERVATION OF FOODS

Food commodities contain various nutrients which are useful to the human body for the performance of its various functions. Unfortunately this reason also makes food easily susceptible because these nutrients… Read More »PRESERVATION OF FOODS

Convenience foods are prepared food that have been preserved or processed to reduce or eliminate the time of preparation and cooking that may be required. They are answer for the… Read More »CONVENIENCE FOODS

Personal kitchen hygiene Hygiene is an act of cleanliness as a means of healthy living to be free from diseases and germs. It is the observance of effective sanitary measures… Read More »HYGIENE

Safety habits and devices are the precautions taken in the kitchen to avoid accidents. Since the kitchen is supposed to be a busy place for food preparation and cooking, common… Read More »SAFETY IN THE KITCHEN

Cleaning agents are chemicals that aid the washing and cleaning of kitchen equipment and utensils. The commonly cleaning agent used in the kitchen is soap. Soap is classified into local… Read More »CLEANING AGENTS AND ABRASIVES

Kitchen equipment are facilities and tools used in the kitchen for food preparation and for making cooking tasks easier. The types of equipment needed depends on the user of the… Read More »Kitchen Equipment

A kitchen can be described as the domestic workshop in the home where all the preparation, cooking and serving of food is done. There are two types of kitchen 1.… Read More »Kitchen Management

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND NUTRITION Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of reproductive disease or infirmity.… Read More »Reproductive health

IDENTIFICATION OF FOOD NUTRIENTS Carbohydrates Iodine test: cut a section of carbohydrate food to expose the flesh. Then pour drops of iodine on the exposed flesh. If it turns black… Read More »FOOD TESTS: IDENTIFICATION OF FOOD NUTRIENTS

Units of measurement Energy value of food can be measured in calories or joules but a large unit of energy is measured in kilo-calories. It is the most common unit… Read More »Scientific study of food

YOUNG CHILDREN: (Infants 0 – 1 year and toddlers 1-2 years) Guidelines for providing children’s meal The food must be rich in protein for body building, energy foods for their… Read More »SPECIAL NUTRITIONAL NEEDS

TYPES OF FLOURS FROM LOCAL FOOD STUFFS IN COOKERY Cassava flour: is made from the root of the cassava plant, in a purified form (pure starch), it is called tapioca… Read More »FLOURS FROM LOCAL FOOD STUFFS IN COOKERY

TYPES OF RAISING AGENT Raising or leaving agents are substances that produce gas in flour mixtures which cause them to rise and become lighter, bigger and softer in texture and… Read More »RAISING AGENT – FULL EXPLANATION

PROPERTIES AND COMPOSITION OF FLOUR The term ‘flour’ refers to the powder derived from grounded wheat. The process of grinding the wheat to obtain the fine powder is called ‘milling’… Read More »FLOUR MIXTURES: FULL EXPLANATION

GUIDELINES ON TIME AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT Time management is the process of planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating the use of time in order to accomplish or perform certain tasks or… Read More »TIME AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT II: FULL EXPLANATION