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MAKING MEAL PLANNING
AND PREP EASY


Ph: ​​+ 61 2 94009759​ 
Well College Global

INTRODUCTION TO
MEAL & MENU PLANNING

(single unit)

This is a single unit, ideal as an elective choice for our Nutrition, Health & Wellness Coach Certification Program students and it also forms part of our Professional Certificate of Meal & Menu Planning program. A great general interest unit, this course is best taken as part of the full Meal & Menu Planning program if you wish to  formally become a Meal and Menu Planner with registration and insurance. For those with a prior qualification in nutrition or similar, looking to improve their knowledge on meal and menu planning, this is an ideal course. The unit covers how to collate data on meals, how to work with clients to create healthful eating plans and how to continue to evolve meal and menus for health. Course work involves extensive activities in planning and assessing, recipe creation and evaluation, software for meal planning with clients and much more. Available in Australia, NZ, America, Canada, the UK and further.
WHO DOES THIS COURSE?
A diverse group of students ranging from Exercise Physiologist's, Personal Trainer's, Nurses, Health Coaches, Food Bloggers, Food Coaches, Chefs and more. If you don't currently have an underlying qualification you may want to consider the full program Meal & Menu Planning (this subject is just one unit in this program). Read more about who can use nutrition and to what extent...
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KEY INFORMATION

  • ​Flexible online learning 24 hour access
  • ​$350 enrolment fee
  • 15-20 hours of study
  • Online, untimed quiz for stress-free, enhanced learning
  • Study at your own pace
  • Highly supported
  • Extensive resources and tools
  • ​Completion certificate
  • Take a free sampler first... Read more
COURSE CONTENT
CONTENT BRIEF
  1. Meal and menu planning: What is it? Who does it? Why and how?
  2. Meal and menu planning essentials
  3. Non-diet approach to healthful eating
  4. Software options and course application
  5. Meal and menu planning process - flexibility, meeting client needs, end-user focused, relevance, motivation, evaluation, healthfulness, food psychology
  6. Food factors - Variety, quality, quantity, individuality,
  7. Data gathering and collation
  8. Data collection tools - common dietary assessment tools, using the applications
  9. Data assessment and application to planning
  10. Data assessment tools - macro- and micro-nutrient profiling, energy, dietary variety and diversity, food group compliance, healthy eating ratings
  11. Bringing it all together and making it functional
  12. Nutritional planning, evaluation and review
  13. Energy and nutrient assessment tools - calculating estimated energy requirements (EERs)
  14. Cultural considerations and special dietary requirements - religion and regions of the world, allergies and intolerance, lactose, gluten and coeliac disease
  15. Professional considerations - working with clients, rights, obligations and duty of care, referring and referral systems

Extensive learning activities to practice your craft at each step, including use of various applications and websites.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students shall by the end of the course be competent in:
  • Show an understanding of nutritional requirements across the lifespan based on endorsed guidelines and values
  • Demonstrate a knowledge of dietary requirements for good health – variety, unprocessed, dynamic
  • Display an ability to provide a meal plan that meets the overt needs of a client – energy, nutritional needs (servings, calories), taste and appeal
  • Identify factors that promote and inhibit food intake (nutrition psychology)
  • Explain how these factors can be used in achieving healthy eating habits
  • Work with specialised dietary needs – coeliac, lactose, vegetarian (but not diagnosing or treating)
  • Be able to design, provide and implement the plan within a coaching framework
  • Recognise when to refer on and develop referral systems

Diagnoses, prescription and treatment are outside of the scope of this program; the minimum requirement would be a degree in nutrition or health to carry these out with clients. 

Certificate of Food & Wellness Coaching
Well College Global (formerly Cadence Health) is a highly personalised, bespoke college and was the first college to provide online nutrition courses in the late 1990's, we were the first college to offer lifestyle, food and health coaching programs and we are the first college in Australasia to offer a formal Women's Health Coaching qualification.

Well College prides itself on its support and service, we believe that we are conduit between knowledge and global wellbeing. We provide quality learning to wellness passionate coaches who are creating a Well World of Well Beings. Well College Global does not and will not discriminate against any individuals. 
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  • Home
  • Qualifications
    • Nutrition, Health and Wellness Coach Certification
    • Womens Health and Wellness Coach Certification
    • Certified Coaching Professional Program
    • Wellness Coaching for Professionals
    • Sports Wellbeing Coaching and Mentoring
    • Professional Certificate in Meal and Menu Planning
    • Ayurvedic Wellness Coaching
    • Accreditation, Registration & Insurance Options
    • Degree pathways
    • Articulation From Other Colleges
    • Nutritionist Training
  • Short Courses
    • Our Nutrition & Health Individual Units >
      • Certificate of Human Nutrition
      • Ayurvedic Lifestyle
      • Fitness Professionals Guide to Client Nutrition
      • Fuelling and Physical Activity
      • Sports Nutrition for Optimal Performance
      • Early Childhood Nutrition
      • Food Groups & Dietary Diversity
      • Gut & Microbiome
      • Herbal Medicine
      • Introduction to Holistic Wellness
      • Introduction to Meal & Menu Planning
      • Non Diet Approach
      • Nutrition Psychology
      • Super Nutrition
      • Womens Health and Hormones
      • Weight Management Nutrition
      • Short nutrition units under 5hrs
      • Our Fitness Courses
    • Psychology, Business, Education and Wellness Units >
      • Business Coaching and Mentoring
      • Cultivating Confidence
      • Mental Health Awareness
      • Psychology, Behaviour and Wellbeing
      • Wellbeing Management and Coaching Practices
      • Physical, Emotional and Mental Health
      • Design and Deliver Courses
      • Motivational Techniques
    • Continuing Education Points Listing
    • Free Courses
    • Pregnancy Fitness and Nutrition Courses
  • Enrol
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