(a) |
Compare eating practices (e.g., number of meals, snacking habits, time of day/night, fluid consumption, kinds of foods) of the past to those of the present. |
(b) |
Predict and justify what healthy eating might mean in the future. |
(c) |
Explore some of the controversy that surrounds healthy eating practices and beliefs (e.g., nutrition supplements, digestive cleansing, mega vitamins, carbohydrate loading, vegetarianism, organic foods). |
(d) |
Investigate what is known about healthy eating practices (i.e., for children, teens, adults, athletes, pregnant mothers) from a variety of evaluated sources. |
(e) |
Examine the various nutrients (e.g., protein, fibre, calcium, omega-3 fat, vitamins) that should be considered for optimal well-being. |
(f) |
Examine cultural eating practices and determine their cultural significance and contribution to optimal wellness. |
(g) |
Examine what is known about sustainable eating practices (e.g., growing your own food, supporting local, using leftovers) and determine possible changes to personal eating practices. |
(h) |
Discuss food security and its impact on one's ability to make decisions about food practices. |
(i) |
Examine whether members of the community all have the same access to nutritious food, and determine how access influences wellness. |
(j) |
Examine and evaluate several different food guides or healthy eating recommendations related to personal eating practices. |
(k) |
Design a one-week plan for weight maintenance that balances physical output (i.e., calories burned through metabolism and activity) and food intake (i.e., calories consumed through food and drink). |
(l) |
Predict the long-term impact, on overall wellness, of consuming more/less calories than one burns over a long period of time. |
(m) |
Analyze nutritional factors (e.g., hydration, pre-activity meal, sustainable eating habits) that affect optimal performance for selected movement activities. |
(n) |
Evaluate, revise, and continue to implement a Personal Plan for Wellness to incorporate healthy eating practices that enhance personal wellness. |
The resource describes how to set and achieve fitness goals. "FITT" stands for frequency, intensity, time and type of activity and the the "FITT Formula" assists students in determining how much activity is enough. Safety and conflict resolution techniques are included and a chapter is devoted to nutrition and healthy eating.
Included are a table of contents, a glossary of key terms and an index.
A teacher's guide is available.
A teacher's guide is available and there are eleven short additional films at the www.nourishlife.org website.