TEXTS: Perspectives in Nutrition Text = PIN & General, Organic & Biochemistry Text = GOB

 

Week
Monday Lectures
Wednesday Lectures
Saturday Labs

1

01/09

to

01/11

Introductions

Energy Balance

PIN: chapter 13

Review of General & Organic Chemistry

GOB: chapters 1-17

Hand out Bonus 1

Carbohydrates

PIN: chapter 5

Lecture on Energy

GOB: chapters 7 & 21

Chapter 7 chemistry problems: 21, 22, 33, 34, 35, 44, 77, 81

Chapter 21 chemistry problems: 28, 29, 30, 39, 40, 41, 42, 51, 52, 77, 78, 80

  

2

01/16

to

01/21

MLK HOLIDAY

 

 

 

 

Carbohydrates

sugars

sugar substitues

GOB: chapters 22 & 23

Chapter 22 chemistry problems: 23, 47, 50, 59, 72, 75, 76, 77, 81, 91, 93, 94, 95

Chapter 23 chemistry problems:26, 27, 28, 29, 69, 70

Fiber & Glycemic Index

PIN: pgs 171 - 176 & 439 - 439

www.glycemicindex.com

Response Paper Due

Energy and Nut Lab

3

01/23

to

01/25

Intro to Vitamins

PIN: chapters 9 & 10

GOB: chapter 19

Chapter 19 chemistry problems: 19, 58, 59, 60, 61, 68, 70, 72

Sugars and Sugar Workshop

GOB: chapters 22 & 23

Collect Bonus 1 Hand out Bonus 2

Carb Lab DUE

Vitamins

Quiz 1 (sugars & energy)

Research Day: Pick Topics & Literature Resources
Column and spinach lab

4

01/30

to

02/01

Vitamins

GOB: chapter 19

Vitamin Absorption Lab

 

Vitamin C Lab

Collect Bonus 2 Hand out Bonus 3

Quiz 2 (vitamins)

 

5

02/06

to

02/11

SUPERSIZE ME

meet in Seminar II E bldg - 2nd floor

LIPIDS

PIN: chapter 6

GOB: chapters 24 & 25

Chapter 24 chemistry problems: 20, 25, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 37, 38, 41, 42, 65, 66, 72, 73, 86

Chapter 25 chemistry problems 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 33, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 57

Vitamin Diet Assessment Due

Lab: Soap & BioDiesel

6

02/13 to 02/15

Organic Farm House

Guest Speaker

LIPIDS

Research Day

smoking points of oils
 

7

02/20

to

02/25

Presidents Day Holiday

Amino acids

GOB: chapters 18 & 28

Quiz 3 (Lipids)

Collect Bonus 3 Hand out Bonus 4

pH Extraction Lab

& pH Lab

8

02/27 to 03/01

Proteins

GOB: chapters 18 & 28

Chapter 18 chemistry problems: 37, 39, 46, 47, 50, 69, 73, 74, 75, 81, 85, 86

Chapter 28 chemistry problems: 11, 14, 16, 17, 31, 32, 33, 35, 54, 55

PIN: chapter 7

Organic Farm House

Guest Speaker

 

Protein/Lipid Diet Diary due

  

9

03/06 to 03/11

Quiz 4 (proteins)

Collect Bonus 4

Student Presentations

Student Presentations

Farm Lecture

Farm Work

(Organic Farm)

10

03/13 to 03/15
Student Presentations

Organic Farm House : Pot Luck

 

 

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