Often, we have to emphasise to students to use reliable websites when quoting references for coursework. But then again, students continue to surprise us with citations from howstuffworks, wikipedia and etc.
Today, I came across websites that serves both teachers and students. Teachers can use these websites to supplement their knowledge in areas of Home Economins and Food and Nutrition. In addition some of them provide great lesson ideas beyond textbook and worksheets. Students can benefit by obtaining reliable sources for their coursework.
1) http://www.nutrition.gov
This website provides vast of information, covering topics from nutrition across life span, diet related diseases, nutritive value of food and food labelling. I got very excited myself while i was looking through the websites. The resources are many but not exhaustive. One particular features I like is the USDA National Nutrient Database which allows us to find nutrient information on over 8,000 foods.This is especially useful when students are required to evaluate meals that they planned for their coursework. The advantage of this website is that, they provide many metric conversions and it is user friendly. It doesn't requires us to be an IT savvy to navigate our way. The downside however, nutrition composition of Asian food is not in the system.
2) http://foodtube.net/
This website is simply amazing with its collection on cooking videos. Students can use this websites to learn more on cooking a particular dish, from manipulating of ingredients to food presentation. Both skills are necessary for their coursework practical exam. One advantage of the website is that recipes are grouped e.g. chicken recipes, breakfast recipes etc,making it easy to find for recipes. In addition the steps in the videos are not complicated and it can be easily understood by studentsThe downside however, is that, Asian dishes are not available and this might not be applicable if students are required to learn Asian dishes.
Video on Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
3) http://www.eatright.org/public/default.aspx (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
Previously known as as American Dietetic Association, this website offers multitude of resources that compliments topics taught in Food and Nutrition. It covers topic such as childhood obesity, nutrients, diet related diseases. Students can use the information to support their research in the coursework, especially pertaining to diet-related diseases. However, nutrition guidelines are according to USA's context and might not be applicable for the purpose of teaching and learning in our system.
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