AQA Food Preparation and Nutrition

Course Overview: This new GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition is an exciting and creative course which focuses on practical cooking skills to ensure students develop a thorough understanding of nutrition, food provenance and the working characteristics of food materials. At its heart, this qualification focuses on nurturing students' practical cookery skills to give them a strong understanding of nutrition.

The five core topics:

• Food, nutrition and health
• Food science
• Food safety
• Food choice
• Food provenance