Get Living!: Text and Workbook
2nd Edition
Published on 16. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-0-7171-3132-7 (ISBN)
Description
Reflects the new emphasis in the syllabus on food science and food safety. Provides up-to-date information on the Irish food industry - one of the new topics on the course. Covers the complete syllabus, including all three electives. Provides activities based on the requirements of the new syllabus, including practicals, project work and experiments. Includes summaries throughout to assist revision. Highlights links between different parts of the syllabus. Differentiates higher and ordinary level material. Provides questions at the end of each chapter. Additional questions are in the separate Get Living! Workbook.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Publishing group
Gill
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
col. Illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-7171-3132-7 (9780717131327)
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Persons
Edel Conway, MSc (Food Science), HDip, taught Home Economics before taking up her current position as Education Officer with the Food Safety Authority. Lorna Freeborn, BEd (Home Economics and Biology), graduated from St Angela's College, Sligo, and now teaches Home Economics at Loreto High School, Beaufort, Dublin.
Content
Food 1. Introduction to Nutrition 2. Food Choices 3. Protein 4. Carbohydrates 5. Lipids 6. Vitamins 7. Mineral Elements 8. Water 9. Energy 10. Dietary Guidelines 11. Dietary and Food Requirements 12. The Irish Diet 13. The Irish Food Industry 14. Food Commodities 15. Meal Planning and Management 16. Food Preparation and Cooking Processes 17. Food Processing and Packaging 18. Additives 19. Food Legislation 20. Microbiology 21. Food Preservation 22. Food Safety and Hygiene Resource Management 23. Family Resource Management 24. Managing Household Finances 25. Housing and Home Issues 26. Household Technology 27. Textiles 28. Consumer Choice 29. Consumer Responsibility 30. Consumer Protection Society 31. The Family 32. Marriage 33. The Family as a Caring Unit 34. Family Law There are three electives of which one must be studied. Elective 1 - Housing Styles 35. Housing Styles 36. House Building and Design 37. Designing the House Interior 38. The Energy-efficient Home 39. Systems and Services Elective 2 - Contemporary Fashion 40. Contemporary Fashion 41. Textile Science 42. Clothes Design and Construction 43. The Irish Textile Industry Elective 3 - Social Studies 44. Social Change and the Family 45. Education 46. Work 47. Leisure 48. Unemployment and Poverty Appendix 1 Food Composition Tables Appendix 2 Glossary of Terms Appendix 3 A CCP Decision Tree Appendix 4 Critical Control Point Assessment Index