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Nutrition and You: Making Healthy Choices

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Lesson Plan

Nutrition and You: Making Healthy Choices

Understand balanced diets

This lesson introduces 7th-grade students to the importance of nutrition and making healthy dietary choices. Through interactive activities, students will learn about balanced diets and the impact of nutrition on physical health. This lesson is crucial as it empowers students to make informed decisions about their eating habits, promoting lifelong health and well-being.

Audience

7th Grade Students

Time

1 hour

Approach

Understand balanced diets

Materials

Discussion Questions, Worksheet: My Balanced Plate, Quiz: Nutrition Knowledge Check, and Answer Key: Nutrition Knowledge Check

Step 1

Introduction

10 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion on what students know about nutrition.
  • Ask students why they think nutrition is important for their health.
  • Introduce the lesson's objectives: understanding balanced diets and making healthy choices.

Step 2

Activity: My Balanced Plate

20 mins

  • Distribute the 'My Balanced Plate' worksheet to each student.
  • Explain the concept of a balanced diet using the food plate model.
  • Have students fill out their own balanced plate with examples of foods they eat.
  • Discuss as a class the different food groups and their importance.

Step 3

Discussion: Impact of Nutrition

15 mins

  • Use the discussion questions to guide a conversation about how nutrition affects physical health.
  • Encourage students to share personal experiences or observations.
  • Highlight key points about the benefits of a balanced diet.

Step 4

Quiz: Nutrition Knowledge Check

10 mins

  • Administer the 'Nutrition Knowledge Check' quiz to assess students' understanding.
  • Collect the quizzes for grading.

Step 5

Closure

5 mins

  • Recap the key points of the lesson.
  • Encourage students to think about one change they can make to improve their diet.
  • Thank students for their participation and remind them of the importance of making healthy choices.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions

A set of questions to facilitate a discussion on the impact of nutrition on physical health.

Why is nutrition important for our health?

Discuss how nutrition affects energy levels, growth, and overall well-being.







What are some examples of healthy dietary choices?

Encourage students to think about fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins.







How can poor nutrition affect our bodies?

Talk about potential health issues like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.







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Worksheet

My Balanced Plate

A worksheet to help students visualize and create their own balanced diet using the food plate model.

Draw and label your own balanced plate with foods you eat regularly.

Include all food groups: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy.







List one food from each group that you would like to try.








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