Nutrition Education Certificate Information

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1. Basic Nutrition Knowledge

  • 1.1 Describe the basic structures and functions of the essential nutrients and identify examples of significant foods and food group sources for each.
  • 1.2. Explain the background, purpose, and components of the appropriate national or international nutrient references.
  • 1.3 Explain the background, purpose, and components of the appropriate national or international dietary guidelines, including the associated food guidance systems.
  • 1.4 Explain how to use food labeling to evaluate the appropriateness of a food.
  • 1.5 Explain the dietary prevention of, and management approaches associated with, the major diet-related public health issues.
  • 1.6 Describe the basic approaches used by researchers to study diet-health relationships and describe their advantages and limitations.
  • 1.7 Critically evaluate the claims associated with a research study finding, food product, dietary supplement or eating style based on the nutrition educator’s knowledge of nutrition and the approaches to study diet-health relationships.
  • 1.8 Critically evaluate the source of materials that provide nutrition information.

2. Nutrition Across the Lifecycle

  • 2.1 Identify the primary nutrition and dietary issues for each phase of the life cycle.
  • 2.2 Use information from the appropriate national or international nutrient references and dietary guidelines to make dietary recommendations for each phase of the life cycle.

This program reflects the collective expertise and contributions of SNEB members. References to third-party resources are provided for informational purposes only and do not imply endorsement. Participants are encouraged to use their own professional judgment when engaging with external content.