Nutrition Grades 9-12

“Help Yourself to Good Nutrition”

The goals of this module are that students will:

Understand how a person's body image can influence eating patterns.
Understand the health benefits of eating a variety of foods from the five food groups, in the recommended number and size of servings.
Apply their knowledge of healthy weight management to identify myths regarding weight loss and create plans for healthy weight loss.
Analyze the difference between healthy and unhealthy eating patterns.
Understand how nutrition affects physical activity, athletic performance, pregnancy, and fetal development.
Apply their knowledge of nutrition to plan nutritious meals within a budget and at fast food restaurants.
Access accurate, reliable information on nutrition-related topics.
Understand where to locate help for concerns regarding nutrition issues.
Synthesize reliable nutrition information to present research findings to peers.
Apply their knowledge about nutrition to formulate a plan for improving their personal nutrition.

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