Nutrition
3 courses · Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Classes: Spring 2026
NUTR 010 Nutrition
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Eligibility for ENGL 001 or ENGL 001E.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- NUTR 110
Study of the scientific concepts of human nutrition. Essential nutrients, functions, chemical compositions of foods and their utilization in the body will be covered. The course will emphasize topics such as weight loss, sports nutrition, food safety, the diet-disease relationship, global nutrition, and analysis of special nutritional requirements during the lifecycle. Students utilize computer technology and nutritional assessment methods to evaluate personal dietary habits.
NUTR 012 Current Topics in Nutrition
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 1 hours lecture weekly, 18 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Introduction to the methods of evaluating current nutritional topics, determining reliable and unreliable sources of information and judging validity of experimental design. This course provides opportunities to study current topics in nutrition.
NUTR 054 Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- CDFS 038 (Child Growth and Development) and CDFS 062 (Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Principles and Practices)
- Transfers to
- CSU
- C-ID
- ECE 220
Introduction to the laws, regulations, standards, policies and procedures and early childhood curriculum related to child health safety and nutrition. The key components that ensure physical health, mental health and safety for both children and staff will be identified along with the importance of collaboration with families and health professionals. Focus on integrating the concepts into everyday planning and program development for all children. Course Equivalent: CDFS 054