Health & Nutrition – Balanced Meal Planning Pack

Revolutionize the way your students think about nutrition from simple concepts to hard-core biochemistry using my: Complete Health & Nutrition – Balanced Meal Planning Pack. This isn't just a lesson on the food pyramid. This customized, no prep curriculum will provide middle & high school (Grades 7-10) with the scientific knowledge and practical application of this knowledge to create solid lifelong healthy eating habits.

This resource is suitable for health classes, biology classes, life skills classes, or physical education classes, consists of 48 pages and is divided into three phases:

Phase 1: Core Content & Theory (12 Pages)

*) Go beyond simply understanding calories in and calories out and have an in-depth understanding of the biochemical make-up of macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids) and the role of essential micronutrients (vitamins and minerals).

*) Understanding energy expenditure was never made so simple! Understand your BMR, TDEE, Digestive Physiology, Hidden Hunger, the modern-day balanced plate scienced

*) Utilize Real Life Case Studies like "The Marathon Runner's Collapse" and "Examination Week Protocol" to make science come to life for students.

Phase 2: Student Workbook (21 pages)

* 10 detailed worksheets that link theory to practice. No simple fill in the blanks!

* Activities include Macronutrient Mastery, Decoding Food Labels, Caloric vs Nutrient Density, Dietary Diagnostics, Meal Planning Logistics, Grocery Pricing, and Modifying Recipes.

* Critical thinking scenarios challenge students' ability to solve real-world problems like planning meals for a budgeted vegan, an athlete, or a family with various dietary restrictions.

Phase 3: Visual/Aids/Teacher's Resources (15 pages)

* Answer keys that make it easier for you to help your students, giving you save time in preparing.

* Each of the three high contrast professional visual aids include: Macronutrient Synergy Map, Balanced Plate Paradigm, Glycemic Volatility Graph. Perfect for use as a presentation or handout or for poster size in the classroom.

This digital and printed resource is the only unit you will need to teach students how to fuel both their bodies and brains, ultimately setting them up to have success. They will learn how to function in the modern food world while creating a foundation that allows them to discern marketing myths; and to empower themselves to take control of their metabolic health.

Keywords: Nutrition lesson plans, health science, meal planning, high school health class, middle school health class, biology, macronutrients, food labels, becoming a healthy eater (lifestyle), digital workbook, printable workbook, life skills, physical education, nutrition unit, project-based learning.

What Parents/Schools Appreciate Most About It:

More Than Just Study Materials: This is not your standard guide of food pyramid style based information that provides answers to "why" food is important rather than just teaching them about "what" food is by incorporating real biochemically based research that gives students leadership skills through critical thinking about applying appropriate nutrients in their daily diets.

No Need To Create New Lessons: It is a comprehensive, ready-to-teach resource that contains all the lessons needed for instructing students, including student learning materials (worksheets), student-directed interactive media, and an answer key for each lesson; which allows teachers to reduce their lesson planning and preparation time by several hours.

Teaching Students Skills For Today And Tomorrow: Students will acquire real-world skills that they can apply throughout their lives, including, reading confusing food labels and budgeting for groceries, as well as creating meal plans based upon their own individual physical demands and/or mental needs (i.e., studying for exams, participating in sports).

Based On Research And Up-to-date Information: The curriculum provides students with current scientifically valid information by disproving current myths and focusing on scientifically verified, up-to-date information (e.g., nutrient density, the body's hormonal response to food, and the importance of the body's microbiome).

Audience For This Poster:

From examining the content, language, and references in the text (i.e. two references to "grade 8 students," two references to "9th grade students," and teacher reference to "middle years (grades 7-9)"), I am using the following criteria to define my audience?

Primary Target: Advanced Middle School Students (Grades 7-8) and regular High School Students (Grades 9-10)

Justification: The vocabulary is appropriate for students of this age and demonstrates a high level of abstract thinking (i.e. biochemistry, paradigm shifts, phospholipid bilayers, anaphylaxis). This will serve as an excellent core unit for a Health or Biology class in high school or as a challenging, extensive science unit for an advanced middle school science class.

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