Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Nutrition

    • Vocabulary for Nutrition Module

    • Readings from your Library

    • Reference: Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation.NIH

    • Complete this Nutrition_in_Pregnancy_Worksheet

    • Maternal+Nutrition-compressed

    • Introduction on Nutrition

  • 2

    Nutrition Basics

    • Nutrional counselling breakout and discussion

    • Prenatal Nutrition Basics

    • Pregnancy plate. Pregnancy pyramid

    • 24 hour recall and nutritional recommendations

    • Lifestyle Diary

    • 24 hour recall and recommendations

    • Thomas Brewer diet and article

  • 3

    Food Safety During Pregnancy

    • Food Safety Booklet

    • Food Safety and Pregnant Women

    • Eating.Fish.Advice.CDC Handout

    • Fish during pregnancy

    • Hispanic-pregnant-women-soft-cheese-fotonovela-CDC

    • hispanic-pregnant-women-soft-cheese-infographic-508c

    • Food Safety

  • 4

    Gestational Diabetes and the Glycemic Index

    • Gestational Diabetes video

    • GDM.INFORMED CONSENT GESTATIONAL DIABETES

    • GDM.INFORMED CONSENT BIRTH MANAGEMENT

    • Preparation for Glucose test

    • Glycemic Index Resources

  • 5

    Nutrition during Breastfeeding

    • CDC Link on Maternal Diet during Breastfeeding

    • Breastfeeding and Nutrition – websites

  • 6

    Nutrition Assignments

    • Share a meal

    • 24 hour diet recall

    • Grocery Store visit

    • Traditional Foods List