Nutrition That Works: Protein, Macros and Indian Food
Free course, with a certificate from insiderOne University
A free Nutrition course from insiderOne University, in English, that takes about 2 hours. Work out your protein need, read Indian food labels and plan a week of meals on a student budget, from ICMR-NIN sources. It ends in one assessed project. The course and the certificate are free. Anyone can verify the certificate at its own link, without an account.
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What you will be able to do
- Work out an adult's daily protein amount from the ICMR-NIN figure per kg of body weight
- Read an FSSAI nutrition panel and turn per 100 g, per serve and sodium figures into a comparison
- Build a day's meals to a protein target from IFCT 2017 values, with every sum shown
- Spot added sugar, trans fat and excess oil in a day's food and suggest swaps
- Plan a week of vegetarian meals on a student budget in rupees, with a shopping list
- Answer common diet myths with what DGI 2024 actually says, and say when to see a doctor
Adult students and first-job earners in India who cook a little or eat in a hostel or PG. You want plain answers on protein, labels and cheap balanced meals. You need paper, a phone and a few food packets from your kitchen.
What is in it
- 1Macros and micros, simply12 min
- 2How much protein you need11 min
- 3Reading a food label in India12 min
- 4Protein in Indian foods12 min
- 5Carbohydrates, fibre and the glycaemic idea11 min
- 6Fats and oils11 min
- 7Iron, B12, vitamin D and calcium12 min
- 8A week on a student budget, and three myths12 min
One day of meals for Ishita, to her protein target and budget
A one-day vegetarian meal plan for Ishita with raw weights, every protein sum, a total and a cost, using only the given details.
About 130 minutes in total.
Two levels
Finish the units and the project and you get the Certificate of Completion. Pass the live skill challenge on Nutrition Basics at Practitioner level or above and it becomes a Verified Certificate, which anyone you send it to can check for themselves.
Questions
What does it cost?
Nothing. The course and the certificate are free, and so is verifying it.
Can an employer check it?
Yes. Every certificate has its own page, and the code printed on it resolves there without anyone needing an account.
Do I need any experience?
No. These are written for students and people in their first job, and they assume nothing.
What do I actually walk away with?
The certificate, and the piece of work you made for the project. That goes into your insiderOne profile as a proof item, private until you choose to show it.
Know someone studying this?
The course and the certificate are free, and anyone they send it to can check it.