Aim:

Focusing on the importance of nutrition and obtaining the correct amount of nutrients each day in order to maintain good health.
 
 

Rationale:

Foods that children eat affects how they feel about themselves, affects their weight and can affect how long they live. It may also affect the risk of heart disease or cancer.
 

Objectives: Students will be able to:

• explain how the six nutrients in food help your body
• make a plan to get healthful nutrients you need
• explain ways to meet dietary guildelines ,maintain weight, and choose healthful snacks
• examine food labels, food advertisements and commercials for nutritional value

Instructional Plan:

Materials:

Computer - Internet web site Cyberdiet - pencil - paper -print out chart from cyberdiet

The students will  go to the web site  - Cyberdiet:
 
 Cyberdiet is the web site that contains the following topics:.

• Nutritional Profile
• Fast Food Quest

        Students will go to the web sit - Cyberdiet  - Fast Food Quest to compare hamburgers
        from 3 of their favorite restaurants. The students will compare the nutritional value -
        the calories - sodium - cholesterol in all the hamburgers they selected.

        Students would understand the value of their finding from the chart provided on how
        nutritious  hamburgers are from their fast food restaurants.

Assessments and Evaluation:

Nutrition and Fast Food Decisions:
Test Your Knowledge
 

• Name the seven dietary guidelines.
• How will you know if fast food is healthy for you.
• What are four kinds of appeal used to convince people that their product is good.
• Plan a healthful, balance meal after you visit your favorite fast food restaurant.