This text has been completely revised and updated to provide comprehensive coverage of the new GCSE syllabuses in home economics - food and nutrition. It will also be a valuable resource for students on courses in food technology, and GNVQ health and social care and hospitality and catering. This new edition includes up-to-date nutritional guidelines, with a new chapter on meeting particular dietary needs. Differentiated revision questions are included throughout the book, with structured questions and tasks at the end of each chapter.