NCFE Nutrition & Health Level 2 Award Course

Unit 1: Explore Principles of Healthy Eating

Understand how an unhealthy diet is associated with lifestyle diseases
Identify which foods provide sources of energy
Calculate your own energy requirements
Identify foods from each of the five food groups
Understand the role of nutrients in maintaining your health
Identify how a variety of cooking methods can affect the nutritional values of food 

Unit 2: Consider Nutritional Needs of a Variety of Individuals

Understand food sources of key nutrients for children, young and older people
Understand the importance of key nutrients
Plan balanced meals for children, young and older people
Understand nutritional recommendations for children, young and older people
Identify special dietary requirements
Understand the different barriers to healthy eating

Unit 3: Use Food and Nutrition Information to Plan a Healthy Diet

Understand what information must be displayed on food labels
Identify the nutritional information that must be provided on labels
Understand your guideline daily amounts of energy and nutrients
Calculate the energy provided by certain foods
Understand the role of food additives
Compare your food and drink intake to recommendations of the Balance of Good Health