Understand how eating habits affect my health and growth.
Know how to put together an individualized balanced diet on a budget.
Understand the importance of increasing or limiting various nutrients.
Understand how various vitamins and minerals promote health.
Understand what calories are and how they relate to nutrients.
Use food labels to make better choices.
Describe how nutritional needs change based on caloric needs, basal metabolic rate, degree of physical activity, pregnancy and other factors.
Understand and observe safe food handling
Judge the effectiveness of various nutritional products.
Know the signs of eating disorders and where to get help.
Recognize the functions of nutrients
Evaluate individual needs based on national dietary guidelines.
Design a menu plan on a budget based on dietary guidelines.
Monitor and evaluate a diet based on nutritional requirements.
Evaluate nutritional claims, products and supplements (diet plans, performance enhancing products, herbs, sports drinks, weight-gain and weight-loss products, etc.).
Accurately and effectively Interpret food labels.
List and describe warning signs and behaviors associated with eating disorders, short and long-term health problems that may result and identify resources for getting help.
Where does my food come from?
What factors influence my food choices?
What does my body do with the foods I eat?
How do nutrients promote the health of each body system?
How can I use nutrition labels to make better food choices?
How do I plan and monitor a healthy diet?
How do I balance my calories with my needs to maintain a healthy weight?
How can I handle food safely?
What are the different reasons I eat food?
How do my eating habits affect my health and growth?
How can I tell if I or someone I know has an eating disorder? What could I do?
Online Activities - Print work to turn in or post to blog
Healthy Body Calculator - Complete the questionnaire and print the results to turn in. Include a 200 word paragraph reflecting on what you learned from the activity and how you will apply it to your life.
Daily Food Plan - Enter the information and print the results to turn in and use it to plan your menu
Menu Planner - Watch this tutorial that shows you how to use My Plate to create a menu, then create an account and begin planning your menu based on dietary guidelines. You must plan a healthy menu for your family for an entire week and submit it when finished.
Assess your food intake - Use your My Plate account to track and evaluate what you eat every day for a month. This food log accounts for a substantial portion of your grade.
Assess your physical activity - Use your My Plate account to track and evaluate what you eat every day for a month. This food log accounts for a substantial portion of your grade.
Play the Food Label Reading Game - Use this elementary school activity to learn the parts of nutrition labels.
Clip and evaluate nutrition labels from at least two food items from each food group. Your evaluation must address each component of the nutrition label.
Address each of the essential questions in a blog or scrapbook. Essential questions require answers that are based on a variety of sources and accumulation of knowledge.
Quizzes
Essential Questions - Answer on your blog
Where does my food come from?
What factors influence my food choices?
What does my body do with the foods I eat?
How do nutrients promote the health of each body system?
How can I use nutrition labels to make better food choices?
How do I plan and monitor a healthy diet?
How do I balance my calories with my needs to maintain a healthy weight?
How can I handle food safely?
What are the different reasons I eat food?
How do my eating habits affect my health and growth?
How can I tell if I or someone I know has an eating disorder? What could I do?
Nutrition and Health
News on gardening, health, nutrition, thrifty living, storm survival, and safe holiday food ideas from the University of Illinois Extension
Establishing Nutrition Standards in Schools
A School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) conducted by The Center for Disease Control (CDC) in 2000 found that few States or school districts had specific nutrition standards. Find out what you can do to help change this.
Nutrition and Health
News on gardening, health, nutrition, thrifty living, storm survival, and safe holiday food ideas from the University of Illinois Extension
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers.
About Nutrition
Guide to nutrition information with vitamin and mineral index, articles, news updates, free e-mail newsletter, chat room, discussion forums, and recipe boards.
Nutrition - Wikipedia
An encyclopedia article on nutrition, including sections on history, health, food processing, longevity, lifetstyle, policy, holistic approaches and many other areas.
In this webquest, students will gather research into a word processing document. Research will include information on applying living skills, healthy eating practices, personal goals that revlect healthy eating practices and identifying local support groups.
Cultivating Eden: 200 Years of Northwest Gardens
Gardening from the Days of Tall Ships, Voyageurs, Oregon Trail Emigrants, Pioneer Mothers, Black Robes, Empire Builders, Victorian Ladies, Early Horticulturists, and Other Settlers
Visit this section to learn about the food pyramid and to help you answer the questions below: Inside the Pyramid. Post your responses to the Food Pyramid Blog
What is the difference between whole and refined grains? Give several examples of each type, then evaluate and explain their relative health benefits.
When referring to refined grains, what does enriched mean? Why are these foods often ‘enriched’? What are they enriched with? What does the enrichment process not replace? Why does this matter?
What counts as a vegetable serving? Identify the 5 categories of vegetables and provide several examples for each. Why is it important to consume a variety of vegetables?
What counts as a fruit serving?
What foods are included in the milk, yogurt, and cheese (milk) group?
What foods are included in the meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, and nuts (meat & beans) group? Why is it important to make lean or low-fat choices from the Meat and Beans group?
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