The International Food Information Council Foundation has developed a Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)-approved continuing professional education (CPE) online program, “The Science of Breakfast and Consumer Insights Regarding the Morning Meal.”
If you are a registered dietitian or a dietetic technician, registered, simply follow the instructions to earn one CPE credit hour following your successful completion of the CPE questions.
*For more information about Foundation, click here.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the CPE program, the learner should be able to:
- Describe trends in breakfast consumption among adults, adolescents, and children.
- Describe the impact of breakfast consumption on nutrient density of the diet.
- Discuss the associations between breakfast and cardiovascular, bone, and metabolic health, body weight, and cognitive performance.
- Identify characteristics of breakfast skippers that may help to improve the impact of nutrition communication on breakfast consumption.
Suggested Learning Codes:
4000 Wellness and Public Health
4030 Dietary Guidelines, DRIs, Food Guide Pyramid, food labeling
6000 Education, Training, and counseling
6010 Behavior Change Theories, Techniques
Instructions
Step 1. Please click here to register for this free CPE online learning module.
Step 2. Read the learning objectives for this CPE program as listed above.
Step 3. Follow this link (PDF) to the online program, “The Science of Breakfast and Consumer Insights Regarding the Morning Meal.”
Step 4. Review and answer the CPE Questions (PDF) for the online program, “The Science of Breakfast and Consumer Insights Regarding the Morning Meal” to ensure you have met the program objectives. When you are finished, view the answer key (PDF).
Step 5. Complete the online evaluation form for this CPE program. At the end of the evaluation, you will be redirected to the Foundation home page. Return to this CPE page.
Step 6. Download the Certificate of Completion (PDF) and put it in your files to verify completion of the CPE program and to receive one CPE credit hour.
(NOTE: You need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the PDFs.)