TEACHER ENRICHMENT INITIATIVES

Curriculum

You Are What You Eat

Topic: Nutrition

Overview:

Students will recognize that nutritional habits effect both the quality and quantity of life and understand what constitutes good nutrition.

Lesson 1: The Six Nutrients

Activity 1A: Reading to the Class: The Magic School Bus

Activity 1B: You Are What You Eat

Activity 1C: Nutrient Research

Activity 1D: Nutrient Presentations

Lesson 2: Food Groups

Activity 2A: Classifying Food

Activity 2B: Graphing Class Favorites

Activity 2C: Food Group Collage

Activity 2D: Combination Foods

Lesson 3: What Are Calories?

Activity 3A: What Are Calories?

Lesson 4: Food Labels

Activity 4A: Food Labels

Activity 4B: Determining Calories from Food Labels

Activity 4C: Snack Foods and Calories

Lesson 5: Nutrition Journal/Food Pyramid

Activity 5A: Building My Own Food Pyramid

Activity 5B: Analyzing a Food Pyramid

Lesson 6: Personal Food Plan

Activity 6A: Creating a Personal Food Plan

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