GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition is a qualification which focusses on preparing nutritionally balanced food, understanding why foods behave the way they do and an appreciation of food processing and implications of food on a global scale.

You will cook a wide variety of foods, demonstrating key practical skills such as making fresh pasta, meringue, strawberry jam, filleting a chicken and making cream filled chocolate eclairs. You will be expected to explain the science behind the changes that take place when food is combined and cooked, and apply knowledge of nutrition to suggest ways in which dishes could be modified.

WHY CHOOSE FOOD PREPARATION

If you’ve enjoyed Food Technology in Years 7 and 8, if you would like to learn more about different ingredients, tastes and processes, and if you’re prepared to work hard to get a really great result, then GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition is for you!

COURSE CONTENT

You will study the following;

Practical food skills:
A variety of different dishes and food products.

Food science:
Investigation into why food behaves the way it does.

Nutrition:
Understanding the impact that food has on the body.

A wider understanding:
Where food comes from, how it is produced and what impact it has on the environment.

SUBJECT UNITS AND ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

Assessed Food Science Project

• Non-exam assessment: 15%
• Investigation task based on a given question

Assessed Food Preparation Project

• Non-exam assessment: 35%
• 20-page study based on a given food theme culminating in a student designed three course meal cooked by the student under exam conditions

Written Exam: 50%

• Multiple choice and short answer questions - 1 hour 45 minutes

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