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Diet Lesson Plans
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Students play a role of a registered dietician to examine low carbohydrate diets and diets currently on the market and compare them to a balanced diet. They determine a strategy for weight loss for a patient that meets specifications such as balanced, easy, and inexpensive.
Food preparation that supports the concepts of adding fiber and water to the diet. Identify fiber, its sources and functions. National Standard 14.2.1 Identify the function of fiber Identify cellulose - non digestible fiber Discuss the importance
Second graders investigate the concept of a balanced diet and how the food pyramid is organized. They conduct research using the links included in the lesson. They differentiate the parts of the pyramid while looking at the food of pizza.
Fifth graders explore the food pyramid. In this food pyramid lesson, 5th graders investigate a proper balanced diet and compare their daily diet with recommendations from the food pyramid. Students create a visual representation of their diet.
Learners read a story called Mayor Puts City on Diet to Lose a Million Pounds and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current event Lose a Million Pounds lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions, recalling details, sharing facts, locating fattest to fittest U.S. cities on a map, creating a chart and recording participants daily weight loss, and using idioms tied to food.
Pupils watch the documentary "Diet Wars" and answer worksheet related questions on positive and negative influences on health and diet.
Tenth graders plan a diet for a variety of needs. They create an appropriate menu and exercise program to maintain a healthy weight.
Students evaluate their eating habits, focusing on the ways in which one assesses whether or not his or her diet is nutritious. They work in small groups to design a menu for a healthy lunch and write a paragraph justifying their choices.
Students examine how the diet industry is contributing to our frustration over unwanted pounds. They identify the part fat plays in their diets and determine if they live in a food toxic environment.
Students examine the growing prevalence of processed sugar in the American diet, first through a demonstration that makes graphically clear the amount of sugar an average boy and girl consumes on a daily basis.
