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Identify Healthy Food and Lifestyle Choices Lesson PlanIdentify Healthy Food and Lifestyle Choices Lesson Plan
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Identify Healthy Food and Lifestyle Choices

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Poll your scholars about their choices on food they eat, or don't eat, and on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Topic statements such as "I ate breakfast this morning" start a discussion on what are healthy choices and what are unhealthy choices. Some details may need to be changed to fit the age level of your scholars.

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hygiene, making decisions

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choices, hygiene, Nutrition, physical activity, healthy, unhealthy, health
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Grade
6th - 10th
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Health
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