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You Are What You Eat
Topic: Nutrition
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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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