NUTR * 2150 – Introduction to Nutritional and Food Sciences F (3-0) [0.50]

This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to the Food and Nutritional Sciences from both historical and modern perspectives. Major themes are the nutritional and functional properties of food, nutrient assimilation, food preservation and safety, and the interactions between food processing, diets and health. The course is taught by the Department of Food Science. (Also listed as FOOD*2150.)


Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : November 4, 2015

Is the textbook recommended by the student? No
Did the student enjoy the professor? Yes
Professor : Goff

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Goff is great prof. Sometimes, the lectures are really dry but you can\'t help that sometimes. He does a really good job teaching the material, and his notes are the most detailed pieces of work I\'ve ever seen, perfect to study from. DO NOT BUY THE TEXTBOOK. You can get through this class just fine without it.
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Posted By : Deb
Posted On : December 10, 2013

Is the textbook recommended by the student? No
Did the student enjoy the professor? Yes
Professor : Goff

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First of all, do NOT waste money on the textbooks. They do no supplement or complement the lectures in any way shape or form. I had this with Goff who I previously had for a fourth year course (NUTR 4090) so I knew what to expect. THere were two midterms and a final, all short answer written. The answers are directly from the lecture notes although I do reccommend going to the lectures where he mentions extra studies and things to reinforce the topics. The material itself was quite uninteresting to me as a fourth year student. Basic concepts of digestion, carbs, lipids, proteins-things I had learned in 10 other courses. The food science part of it-the packaging and preservation of food-is quite boring but is the only new material you will learn. Put in some effort and you should be able to pull of an 80. If you have it with Goff, that is.
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Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : May 25, 2011

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this is a fairly difficult course. i always attended the lectures, and did all the practice questions, yet still did poorly on the quizzes. the final saved my mark since many of the questions are similar to what was seen on the quizzes. not really recommended.
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Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : March 21, 2011

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dont take this unless you have to. Very boring and loads of info you need to memorize, so i dont recommend it as a bird course. There are three " quizzes" which are all composed of long answers, and question are worth like 6 marks each and theres 4 pages worth. their pretty hard to get a good mark on, class average was always around 60s.
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