Has anyone taken nutrition?

[xyoshira]

is it hard and does it involve math?

The program that i want to apply to does not require nutrition but does anyone recommend taking it anyway?

im going to be taking algebra, anatomy, art history, philosophy and possibly nutrition in the fall but i dont know if its worth taking if i dont need it for the program that im applying to. I just wanted the class to look good but will it be too much since im also taking anatomy?

and is it better taking it in person or online?

also i dont have anything on my resume, do you guys know of anything i can do to make it stronger for when i apply to a nursing program?

[direw0lf, BSN]

I agree it's very important. I just find nutrition to be boring the way it's sometimes taught. When it's incorporated holistically I like it. I had an intro to it in my intro to biochem class but have to take a full nutrition course in the spring.

Math we used was just interpretation about the info given on food labels. We were given a label and asked what percent of the diet comes from fat, protein and carbs. (so you had to know how to get the percent from grams given)

On a resume, nursing programs (I have been told numerous times anyway) look for commitment because they want to feel secure you will go on beyond an ADN and BSN degree. So if you can include in your essay about commitment or furthering education using specific examples I think that would help.

[direw0lf, BSN]

do you recommend me taking it with those 4 other classes if its not required?

Oh I didn't read this. If you plan to go on to a higher degree it's probably better to take it now if you have the ability.

[ThatOneDude822]

I just finished nutrition (had my final yesterday) and I honestly didn't learn anything I didn't already know. Maybe the first couple of lectures were helpful - they looked at fat, carbs, and protein from a nutritional standpoint rather than a biological one, but it still wasn't large amounts of new material. Basically I learned the kcal in each of the macronutrients.

We then moved onto metabolism, which wasn't anything different from what I already learned in biology/physiology.

Then we talked about water, alcohol, vitamins, minerals, nutrition during pregnancy, supplements, and eating disorders.

All the information was very basic and didn't require a lot of time or thinking. Basically lecture consisted of him reading the powerpoint to us. That right there should prove it doesn't go too much in depth.

That's how it was at my school anyway. Your school may teach it different though. But if it's anything like mine, I wouldn't take it if you don't have to. I don't see any real benefit to it, considering it was all pretty much common sense.