Recent Scheme of Work on Foods & Nutrition

Syllabus for Senior Secondary

FIRST TERM
SSS 1 SSS 2 SSS 3
WEEK 1: Revision
WEEK 1: Revision
WEEK 1: Revision
WEEK 2

Theme: Nutrition And Health

Topic: Introduction to food and nutrition

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Definition of nutrition.
2. Importance of human. Nutrition: e.g.
maintenance of good health
3. Factors affecting food nutrition e.g.
availability of food
available income
foods in season
Ignorance
storage/preservation facility available etc
WEEK 2

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: Kitchen equipment and utensils

Sub-Topic:
Content:
Identification of different equipment for various tasks.
(a) large equipment mechanical equipment
(b) small equipment
WEEK 2

Theme: Consumer Education

Topic: Consumer education

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Meaning of consumer education.
2. Principles of consumer education.
3. Consumer agents :
- markets
- distributors
- hawkers
- sales agents
- network marketers
4. Consumer agents operations.
WEEK 3

Theme: Nutrition And Health

Topic: Introduction to food and nutrition (Cont.)

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Definition of nutrition.
2. Importance of human. Nutrition: e.g.
maintenance of good health
3. Factors affecting food nutrition e.g.
availability of food
available income
foods in season
Ignorance
storaqe/preservation facility available etc
WEEK 3

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: Kitchen equipment and utensils

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Use and care for kitchen equipment.
2. Storage of kitchen equipment.
WEEK 3

Theme: Consumer Education

Topic: Consumer education

Sub-Topic:
Content:
Government Agencies and regulations:
- World Food Agencies
- Federal Agencies, functions and regulations
- State Agencies: functions and regulations
WEEK 4

Theme: Nutrition And Health

Topic: Careers in food and nutrition

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Careers in Foods and Nutrition:
Teaching, Dietetics, Food science and Technology, Food engineering, Hotel and Catering Management, Hospitality and Tourism, Food Research and development, Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Home Science and Nutrition
2. Relationship between Foods and Nutrition and other subjects.
WEEK 4

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: Labour saving device

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Use of Labour saving devices.
2. Importance of Labour saving devices in the kitchen.
WEEK 4

Theme: Consumer Education

Topic: Food budgeting

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. The family budget.
(a) primary and secondary needs
(b) factors influencing budgeting
2. Food budget:
(a) factors to consider when budgeting for food
(b) shopping list
(c) petty cash
(d) food cost
WEEK 5

Theme: Nutrition And Health

Topic: Careers in food and nutrition (Cont.)

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Careers in Foods and Nutrition:
Teaching, Dietetics, Food science and Technology, Food engineering, Hotel and Catering Management, Hospitality and Tourism, Food Research and development, Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Home Science and Nutrition
2. Relationship between Foods and Nutrition and other subjects.
WEEK 5

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: Labour saving device

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Operation of the Labour saving devices.
2. Factors to consider when choosing Labour saving devices.
WEEK 5

Theme: Consumer Education

Topic: Choice and storage of food stuff

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Bulk purchasing
- the shopping list. Market survey cost analysis.
2. Storage of foods
perishable foods
nonperishable foods
3. Factors affecting food selection
4. Storage equipment
5. Meaning of common terms :
- price list
- food list
- bulk buying
- commercial foods:
- home-made foods
- brand name
- net weight
- gross weight
WEEK 6

Theme: Nutrition And Health

Topic: Basic food nutrients

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Foods in the locality.
2. Various food nutrients: carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats and Oils Lipids), Vitamins, Minerals and Water.
3. Classification of food nutrients sources and functions.
WEEK 6

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: Labour saving device

Sub-Topic:
Content:
Care and maintenance of the Labour saving devices
WEEK 6

Theme: Consumer Education

Topic: ICPC

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Misbranded foods.
2. Adulterated foods
WEEK 7

Theme: Nutrition And Health

Topic: Basic food nutrients

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Foods in the locality.
2. Various food nutrients: carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats and Oils Lipids), Vitamins, Minerals and Water.
3. Classification of food nutrients sources and functions.
WEEK 7

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: Time and energy management in food preparation

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Meaning of time and energy management.
2. Tasks that require time and energy management.
WEEK 7

Theme: Nutrition And Health

Topic: Nutritional needs of the family

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Nutritional needs of :
a) infants and children
b) adolescents
c) adults
d) the aged
e) pregnant and lactating mothers.
2. Factors affecting meal planning.
3. Planning of adequate diets.
4. Test interpretation
WEEK 8

Theme: Nutrition And Health

Topic: Scientific study of food

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Measurements, Units and accuracy.
2. Protein tests: action of heat on complex protein, foam test, effect of alcohol on complex protein, million's test
3. Tests for Fat action of dry heat on fat blotting paper test
4. Carbohydrates: iodine test reaction of starch paste to litmus effect of heat on carbohydrates
5. Water content of food residual moisture
WEEK 8

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: Time and energy management in food preparation

Sub-Topic:
Content:
Importance of time and energy management in food preparation.
WEEK 8

Theme: Nutrition And Health

Topic: Special diet

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Meaning of: vegetarian invalid, convalescent, overweight, underweight, HIV/AIDS
2. Vegetarian diets strict vegetarian, lactovegetarian, lacto-ovo vegetarian
WEEK 9

Theme: Nutrition And Health

Topic: Scientific study of food (Cont.)

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Measurements, Units and accuracy.
2. Protein tests: action of heat on complex protein, foam test, effect of alcohol on complex protein, million's test
3. Tests for Fat action of dry heat on fat blotting paper test
4. Carbohydrates: iodine test reaction of starch paste to litmus effect of heat on carbohydrates
5. Water content of food residual moisture
WEEK 9

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: Time and energy management in food preparation

Sub-Topic:
Content:
Guidelines on time and energy management.
WEEK 9

Theme: Nutrition And Health

Topic: Special diet

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Invalid and convalescent diets
2. Diets for persons suffering from :
- fever and infection
- HIV and AIDS
- Overweight
- underweight

WEEK 10: REVISION AND EXAMININATION
WEEK 10: REVISION AND EXAMININATION
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SECOND TERM
SSS 1 SSS 2 SSS 3
WEEK 1: Revision
WEEK 1: Revision
WEEK 1: Revision
WEEK 2

Theme: Basic Human And Physiology Processes In Relation To Nutrition

Topic: Digestive system

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Meaning of digestion.
2. Definition of simple metabolic terms e.g. enzymes, absorption.
3. Digestion and absorption of nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins etc) in the mouth and esophagus.
4. Digestion and absorption of nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins etc) in the stomach and intestines.
5. Functions of enzymes e.g. ptyalin, amylase, trypsin, maltase etc
6. The role of water in digestion and absorption.
WEEK 2

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Flour mixture

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Types of flour in cookery.
a) whole wheat flour.
b) all-purpose flour.
c) instant blending flour etc.
2. Raising agents: Air. Baking powder, yeast, Palm Wine, Steam etc
WEEK 2

Theme: Entertainment

Topic: The art of entertainment

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Being a good host/ hostess: planning ahead, issuing of invitation and receiving guests (where applicable).
2. Table settings: formal table setting, informal table setting.
3. Serving of foods: waiting at table, clearing after meals.
4. Being a good guest: response to invitation, table manners
WEEK 3

Theme: Basic Human And Physiology Processes In Relation To Nutrition

Topic: Digestive system (Cont.)

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Meaning of digestion.
2. Definition of simple metabolic terms e.g. enzymes, absorption.
3. Digestion and absorption of nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins etc) in the mouth and esophagus.
4. Digestion and absorption of nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins etc) in the stomach and intestines.
5. Functions of enzymes e.g. ptyalin, amylase, trypsin, maltase etc
6. The role of water in digestion and absorption.
WEEK 3

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Flour mixture

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Four Mixtures a) Cakes, buns and sweets.
b) Pastries.
c) Breads
2. Food flavourings and colourings
a) Natural and artificial
b) food colouring materials.
WEEK 3

Theme: Entertainment

Topic: Cultural food habits

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Meaning of food habits and taboos
2. Food habits fads and fallacies taboos
3. Traditional dishes diches from different localities
4. Foreign dishes: Indian, European, Chinese, American, Other African countries
WEEK 4

Theme: Basic Human And Physiology Processes In Relation To Nutrition

Topic: Reproductive health

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Definition of Reproductive health.
2. Identification of male and female organs.
3. The relationship between nutrition and reproductive health.
4. Dietary deficiency diseases e.g. kwashiorkor, obesity, marasmus etc.
5. Signs, symptoms and causes of dietary deficiency diseases
WEEK 4

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Flour mixture

Sub-Topic:
Content:
Flours from local foodstuffs in cookery.
WEEK 4

Theme: Entertainment

Topic: Foods for special occasion

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Special occasions; weddings, thanksgiving service, birthdays, naming ceremonies, cocktails, buffet etc
2. Special foods Fried Rice Jollof Rice Pounded Yam/Soup Moi-moi Semo vita/soup
3. Preparation of food for special occasion
WEEK 5

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: Kitchen plans equipment and tools

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Kitchen plans
2. Cooking equipment selection, use and care.
3. Factors to consider: affordability of the equipment. Need for the equipment. Durability, availability of space, ease of operation
4. Use of different cleaning agents and abrasives commercial and local).
5. Abrasives: Vim, Eggshell, Sans, Pawpaw leaves, Charcoal, ashes.
WEEK 5

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Food study: eggs

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Types of eggs.
2. Nutritive value of eggs
3. Tests for eggs
4. Water test
5. Eye view test
WEEK 5

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: Beverages

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Non-alcoholic beverages: Coffee and tea methods of preparation and service
2. Cocoa drinks: hot cocoa
3. Milk and egg drinks
4. Fruit juices and drinks: lemonade, orange drink, pineapple juice and drink, punch etc
WEEK 6

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: Kitchen safety and hygiene

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Methods of handling kitchen equipment properly.
2. Reasons for maintaining safety in the kitchen.
3. Content and use of first Aid box.
4. Simple first Aid treatments e.g. cuts, burns and scalds etc.
5. Rules of personal hygiene.
6. Kitchen pests preventive measures e.g. fumigation, door/window netting, regular cleaning etc
7. Kitchen waste disposal measures
8. Food handling practices.
9. Food borne diseases.
10. Food sanitation laws e.g. NAFDAC, SON (Standard Organisation of Nigeria)
WEEK 6

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Food study: eggs (Cont.)

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Egg cookery
2. Uses of eggs
- in cookery
baking
- binding agent
- raising agent
- thickener
WEEK 6

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: Reshuffle (left over cookery)

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Meaning of "Reshuffle".
2. Left-over foods: reheating or warming of left over foods.
3. Use of left over foods in making new dishes :
reshuffle of meat,
reshuffle of vegetables.
reshuffle of fish,
reshuffle of other dishes
WEEK 7

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: Kitchen safety and hygiene (Cont.)

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Methods of handling kitchen equipment properly.
2. Reasons for maintaining safety in the kitchen.
3. Content and use of first Aid box.
4. Simple first Aid treatments e.g. cuts, burns and scalds etc.
5. Rules of personal hygiene.
6. Kitchen pests preventive measures e.g. fumigation, door/window netting, regular cleaning etc
7. Kitchen waste disposal measures
8. Food handling practices.
9. Food borne diseases.
10. Food sanitation laws e.g. NAFDAC, SON (Standard Organisation of Nigeria)
WEEK 7

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Milk and milk products

Sub-Topic:
Content:
Nutritive value of milk and milk products.
WEEK 7

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: Food study : meats

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Types and cuts of meat used for meal preparation e.g. beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton, goat, game; offals- liver, heart, tripe, kidneys, gizzard etc.
2. Nutritive value of meat.
3. Factors to consider when choosing meat
WEEK 8

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: Kitchen safety and hygiene (Cont.)

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Methods of handling kitchen equipment properly.
2. Reasons for maintaining safety in the kitchen.
3. Content and use of first Aid box.
4. Simple first Aid treatments e.g. cuts, burns and scalds etc.
5. Rules of personal hygiene.
6. Kitchen pests preventive measures e.g. fumigation, door/window netting, regular cleaning etc
7. Kitchen waste disposal measures
8. Food handling practices.
9. Food borne diseases.
10. Food sanitation laws e.g. NAFDAC, SON (Standard Organisation of Nigeria)
WEEK 8

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Milk and milk products

Sub-Topic:
Content:
Types of milk
a) Animal types
- Fresh:-pasteurized, homogenized, sterilized
- Evaporated:- condensed, dry powdered
- Cultured:- "Nono", yoghurt
b) Plant milk source soybean
WEEK 8

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: Food study : meats

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Cooking methods.
2. Advantages and disadvantages of each cooking method.
3. Cow- beef
Poultry - birds of all sorts
Sheep - mutton
Pig - pork
Game - bush meat.
WEEK 9

Theme: Kitchen Management

Topic: ICPC

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Definition of ICPC.
2. Functions of ICPC
3. Penalties for such offences
4. Misappropriation of family food budget
WEEK 9

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Milk and milk products

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Types of milk products- "Wara" (local cheese).
2. Uses of milk
WEEK 9

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: Poultry

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Types of poultry chicken broilers, turkey goose, game
2. Nutritive value of poultry
3. Preparation of poultry for cooking.
4. Cooking methods: stewing, frying, grilling, roasting etc.
5. Factors to consider when choosing poultry.

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THIRD TERM
SSS 1 SSS 2 SSS 3
WEEK 1: Revision
WEEK 1: Revision
WEEK 1: Revision
WEEK 2

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: food study: main food, cereal, grains

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Types of cereal grains.
2. Nutritive value of cereal grains.
3. Processing, uses and choice of cereal grains.
4. Cooking methods.
WEEK 2

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Sea foods

Sub-Topic:
Content:
Types of fish in local and sea waters.
WEEK 2

Theme:

Topic:

Sub-Topic:
Content:
WEEK 3

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: food study: main food, cereal, grains (Cont.)

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Types of cereal grains.
2. Nutritive value of cereal grains.
3. Processing, uses and choice of cereal grains.
4. Cooking methods.
WEEK 3

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Sea foods

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Nutritive value of sea foods.
2. Classes of seafood
- fin fish:-Iean and fat - shell fish:-oysters and mollusks.
WEEK 3

Theme:

Topic:

Sub-Topic:
Content:
WEEK 4

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: High / low extraction rate flour

Sub-Topic:
Content:
Usefulness of low extraction rate flour
WEEK 4

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Sea foods

Sub-Topic:
Content:
Cooking methods:- baking, grilling, poaching, frying, stewing.
WEEK 4

Theme:

Topic:

Sub-Topic:
Content:
WEEK 5

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: Legume grains

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Types of legume grains.
2. Importance of legume grains.
3. Nutritive value of legume grains.
4. Cooking methods for legume grains.
WEEK 5

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Condiment and seasonings

Sub-Topic:
Content:
Types of herbs and spices- local herbs :- local curry leaves, scent
·leaves(Yoruba
- effirin, Igbo -nchuawu)

-local spices:- ginger, garlic, pepper

-foreign herbs
- bay leaf, parsley
-foreign spices curry powder, thyme.
WEEK 5

Theme:

Topic:

Sub-Topic:
Content:
WEEK 6

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: Fruits and vegetables: fruits

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Types of fruits
2. Nutritive value of fruits.
3. Differences between fruits and vegetables.
4. Factors affecting the choice of fruits.
5. Preparation and serving of fruits.
WEEK 6

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Condiment and seasonings

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Use of spices in cookery.
2. Flavourings and colourings.
WEEK 6

Theme:

Topic:

Sub-Topic:
Content:
WEEK 7

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: Fruits and vegetables: fruits (Cont.)

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Types of fruits
2. Nutritive value of fruits.
3. Differences between fruits and vegetables.
4. Factors affecting the choice of fruits.
5. Preparation and serving of fruits.
WEEK 7

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Storage and preservation of foods

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Meaning of convenience foods.
2. Reasons for food preservation.
WEEK 7

Theme:

Topic:

Sub-Topic:
Content:
WEEK 8

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: Vegetables/ fruits

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Types of vegetables.
2. Nutritive value of vegetables.
3. Factors affecting choice of vegetables.
4. Cooking methods for vegetables.
5. Salads garnishing deserts.
WEEK 8

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Storage and preservation of foods

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Type of foods to be preserved
- local
- foreign
2. Preservation of food
- preparation of food for preservation
- methods of food preservation
WEEK 8

Theme:

Topic:

Sub-Topic:
Content:
WEEK 9

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation

Topic: Vegetables/ fruits (Cont.)

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Types of vegetables.
2. Nutritive value of vegetables.
3. Factors affecting choice of vegetables.
4. Cooking methods for vegetables.
5. Salads garnishing deserts.
WEEK 9

Theme: Food Preparation, Storage And Preservation Of Food

Topic: Storage and preservation of foods

Sub-Topic:
Content:
1. Storage of foods
2. Convenience foods
a) Types
b) Uses
c) Advantages and disadvantages
d) guidelines for selecting convenience foods
WEEK 9

Theme:

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Content:

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