LESSON PLAN: Nutrition Challenges & Final Battle Preparation

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1 Sessin 6 LESSON PLAN: Nutritin Challenges & Final Battle Preparatin Nte: This can be tw sessins if yu want t expand n any f these activities. Sessin Objectives and Outcmes Students will be able t: Describe the difference between persnal and envirnmental barriers t gd fd chices. Distinguish between prcessed and whle fds. Knw the value f water in their diet. Identify at least 5 f the barriers t gd fd chices they face. Explain the definitin f lifestyle exercise. Develp event planning and meal planning skills. Dcuments! Lessn Plan/SMART Gal wrksheet! Challenge: Water! Challenge: Exercise! Challenge: Fd & Md! Challenge: Fd Is Scial! Challenge: Fd Labels! Challenge: Advertising! 10 Ways t Stay Healthy & Fit (fund belw)! Battle Plan Template (fund in Step 10)! Judges Invitatin Template (fund in Step 2)! Snacks in a Snap recipes (fund belw) Equipment/Supplies! Ingredients and equipment fr the snack recipe yu chse! Chart paper & easel r ther supprt/ blackbard! Glass f water and slice f lemn fr each student! Ck bks and/r cmputers with internet access! Paper and writing utensils A prgram f FamilyCk Prductins Lynn Fredericks Innvatins

2 Sessin 6 Sessin Planning Checklist 3 Days Befre the Sessin:! Pick a snack recipe and rder the ingredients. 1 Day Befre the Sessin:! Review the lessn utline with yur c-instructr.! Inventry snack ingredients t see if anything is missing.! Review nutritin backgrund links: Make a dzen cpies f each f the duble-sided challenges.! Gather supplies.! Make sure students will have access t internet and/r a wealth f ck bks t reaserch recipes, and backgrund f their recipes. A prgram f FamilyCk Prductins Lynn Fredericks Innvatins

3 Sessin 6 Sessin 6 Outline Part 1: Nutritin Challenges 1. Snack Preparatin (10 minutes)! Teams prepare ne r tw f the snack recipes.! Clean up.! Serve snacks t all. 2. Intrductin (10 minutes)! Get the grup in a large circle. Pass ut glasses f water with lemn t enjy with the snack.! Ask: Wh drinks water every day? Hw des it affect their energy level? Get students t cmment.! Ask: Hw many persnal r envirnmental (utside f urselves) barriers t making healthy fd chices can we list tgether?! List all the students ideas n chart paper r bard; they shuld cme up with a dzen r mre.! As the ideas wind dwn, lk at the list, Ask: Did this exercise pen yur eyes t hw many factrs affect what yu eat? Discuss.! Discuss hw nutritin is much mre persnal than mst peple realize.! Pint ut that sme f these barriers are persnal and sme are envirnmental (which nes are which?).! Explain that after learning abut the six different challenges, they will select ne (r pssibly 2) t fcus n, and a create gal. 3. Challenges(20 minutes)! Lead a shrt discussin abut each area using the infrmatin belw. (3 minutes per Challenge) 3.1 Water! Ask: D yu think f water as a nutrient? Why r why nt? Water is the mst imprtant nutrient we can give ur bdy! Yet many f us drink little t n water at all, and many drinks A prgram f FamilyCk Prductins Lynn Fredericks Innvatins

4 Sessin 6 cntain caffeine, sugar, carbnatin, dyes, and artificial flavrings. Drinking clean, pure water is essential fr gd health n s many levels: lubricatin, eliminatin, circulatin, cleansing, temperature regulatin, and brain, muscle and cellular functin. Dn t be like a wilted plant! Dehydratin can be the cause f a number f minr health prblems. Here are just a few: cnstipatin, fatigue, and headaches. When we dn t recgnize that water is really what we need, we ften try t increase ur energy with unhealthy fd, sugar, r caffeine. Hydratin is key t maintaining a healthy bdy and keeping all f its mving parts functining prperly. It s als ne f the cheapest and mst available supplements! Hw d yu knw if yu are hydrated? Clear urine!! Review sample gal and actins. 3.2 Exercise! Ask: Is exercise a regular part f hw yu take care f yurself? Sedentary individuals are at the highest risk fr besity and ther health prblems. Find a mde f exercise yu really enjy and wuld realistically be willing and able t d at least twice a week! Starting a prgram is the hardest part, but with a buddy and jurnal, it can be easier. Benefits f exercise include increased strength, endurance, circulatin, flexibility, muscle tne, cardivascular health, and scial interactin as well as lwer risk fr diabetes, besity, cancer, and depressin. Why nt start a healthy habit like exercising in adlescence?! Review sample gal and actins. 3.3 Fd Labels! Ask: D yu really knw what yu are eating? Ask fr a vlunteer t read the ingredients f smene s fd package label. What is that stuff? A prgram f FamilyCk Prductins Lynn Fredericks Innvatins

5 Sessin 6 T many peple, fd is fd. What s the difference between eating kale n yur hmemade burger r a Big Mac with lettuce and tmat, especially when yu think the Big Mac tastes better? Fd is nly part f what it takes t nurish ur bdy. We als nurish urselves with sleep, recreatin, interactin with friends and family, etc. By engaging in fun activities fr self-discvery, yu can see hw eating mre f the building blck fds makes yu feel. The challenge applies t fd chices at hme and when shpping, bdega grazing, and eating ut. Whle fds are fds in their natural states: fruit, celery, egg, r a meal made f these things. Minimally prcessed fds are fds that are changed slightly fr preservatin r ease f use, but d nt have a lt f additives: canned tmates, frzen vegetables, bttled water, OJ nt frm cncentrate, canned beans, etc. Highly prcessed fds can be recgnized by the lng list f ingredients n the label, many unprnunceable because they are chemical additives. All chemical additives are primarily unhealthful.! Review sample gal and actins. 3.4 Fd Is Scial! Ask: D yu think f eating/cnsuming fd as a scial event? The scial aspects f nurishing yur bdy are imprtant! Eating with thers shuld be a pririty. When are sme times peple always enjy eating tgether? Parties and hlidays are the mst imprtant days in the year! Teen Irn Chef shws us that cking with thers is fun! Why nt carry that ver int yur hme life? Has anyne been cking with friends r family at hme? This challenge invlves tracking hw the quantity f fd yu eat changes when the meal is an experience shared with thers. Teens becme aware that meal satisfactin invlves mind, bdy, and spirit.! Review sample gal and actins. A prgram f FamilyCk Prductins Lynn Fredericks Innvatins

6 Sessin Fd and Health! Ask: D yu assciate what yu eat with hw healthy yu are (as ppsed t yur weight n the scale)? There are many aspects t hw fd affects health. There is a cnnectin between ur fd and physical health and wellbeing. Fd, like medicine r a drug, can be used t increase energy, change a md, relax ur nerves, r even t help heal ur bdies frm illness. Are there certain fds that, when yu eat them, yu feel great, r ne that make yu feel terrible afterward? Which nes? We are all unique in that we metablize, digest, and react t fds differently. The cnnectin between healthy diet and unique adlescent nutritinal needs is explred in this challenge. What we eat n a regular basis nw has a cumulative effect and affects ur health in the future.! Review sample gal and actins. 3.6 Advertising! Ask: Des advertising affect yur fd chices? What is the jb f a cmpany? T make mney? Hw d fd cmpanies make sure their d their jb? Nt a day ges by withut subliminal advertising messages affecting fd perceptins and likely fd chices. What fds are cl? What fds are nt? Build awareness f hw yur value judgments are manipulated by the billins f dllars advertisers spend t make yu want the varius fds and beverages prducts they prduce fr sale.! Review the gal and actins. 4. Decide Challenges (5 Minutes)! Have students split int 6 grups based n the challenge they chse. A prgram f FamilyCk Prductins Lynn Fredericks Innvatins

7 Sessin 6! Have them discuss as a grup pssible barriers t achieving their challenge. Example: Water nt remembering t drink thrughut the day; nt liking the taste f water! As a grup have them discuss pssible slutins t vercming their barriers. Example: carry a water bttle arund; adding a piece f fruit t water 5. Set SMART GOALS fr their challenges (15 minutes)! Shw the SMART Gal vide.! Explain that nw they will set their wn SMART Gal fr the challenge they selected.! Part f their SMART Gal shuld incrprate ways t vercme the barriers they discussed in the beginning f the sessin refer t the list n th white bard.! Pass ut SMART Gal wrksheet n page 10! Have students wrk n SMART Gal wrksheets individually.! Pass ut the challenge handuts/diaries! Explain t students that they shuld use these wrksheets as a diary t help mnitr and guide them thrugh their SMART Gal prcess. Part 2: Final Battle Planning Chefs Chice 1. Chsing a Recipe (20 minutes)! Divide students int their teams. Explain t each team they will research and select a culture and recipe t present in a finale class battle.! Prvide tables with the materials yu gathered abve. Have them chse their recipe/culture selectins. They will need t clear their selectin thrugh yu, their instructr, t insure their selectin is apprpriate (ingredients are accessible and affrdable, etc. e.g. n beluga caviar!). A prgram f FamilyCk Prductins Lynn Fredericks Innvatins

8 Sessin 6 2. Researching the Backgrund (20 minutes)! Have students research the ethnic backgrund and nutritin prfile f their dish, similar t the inf prvided fr each recipe in the Battle Plans.! Make cpies f all the researched infrmatin and recipes fr each student. 3. Making a Grcery List (10 minutes)! Students write their grcery list and plan hw they will prep in advance n the day f Chefs Chice Battle. 4. Reflectin Exercises (15 minutes)! Give ut the reflectin exercises. Share yur example with them. Have students cmplete as much as time allws. Ask students t cmplete them at hme t present at the final battle.! Instruct each team t prepare a shrt speech t their guests with: What have they learned abut cking, and hw it has benefited them? What have they learned abut ther cultures? What have they learned abut nutritin? Hw des that empwer them t be healthier? They can prepare smething t give ut like the 10 Steps t Be Healthy and Fit belw. 5. Making Invitatins (10 minutes)! Explain that the Chefs Chice Battle will have invited guests; prvide time fr them t create an invitatin. Include pht/print ut f pht f their team, cmplete with chef hats. Nte: It wuld be terrific if yu can rder inexpensive tls t give t each student as a graduatin award, like a nice pt, measuring set, r grater t cntinue preparing delicius meals at hme with family and friends! A prgram f FamilyCk Prductins Lynn Fredericks Innvatins

9 Sessin 6 10 Steps t Be Healthy & Fit By Chefs Adriana, Akeem, Camilla, Cindy, Jrven, Malika, & Samira 1 Eat with friends & family! Eating scially helps yu avid vereating Drink water with every meal! Water helps imprve yur cmplexin. When yu re hungry, drink water first! Water helps yu feel refreshed and full. Dilute sugary drinks & juice with tap r sparkling water! Sweet drinks add t many calries that can cntribute t verweight and dietary diseases. Read and fllw the serving sizes n packaged fds. Serving sizes guide yu t a healthy prtin s yu dn t vereat. Eat green! Organic fd has n chemicals that can build up in yur bdy and cause illness t yu r the planet. Eat different clred fruits & vegetables at every meal nt just ptates! Fruits & vegetables taste gd, and have fiber that makes yu feel full and yur bdy healthier. Switch t whle wheat bread & brwn rice! Whle grains are mre filling and have mre nutrients and fiber. Eat less meat & trim extra fat! Lean meat has less saturated fat that can harm yur heart. Eat a breakfast f nutritius fds frm all the fd grups. Breakfast might be yur mst imprtant meal f the day, skipping it can make yu eat mre and gain weight. A little change can make a BIG difference! A prgram f FamilyCk Prductins Lynn Fredericks Innvatins

10 Let s Create a Heathly SMART Gal Name: Healthy Me Snapsht ID Schl Instructr Date: Class Perid SMART because it includes: Specific Measurable Actin Oriented Realistic Time-bund STEP ONE - SPECIFIC: Which dietary guideline are yu making a SMART gal fr? (Circle guideline) 1. Eat breakfast 2. Drink fewer sugary drinks 3. Eat less junk/fast fd 4. Spend less time sitting 5. Be physically activity 6. Eat fruits and vegetables STEP TWO ACTION ORIENTED: What actins are yu ging t cmmit t in rder t help yu imprve at the dietary guideline yu have chsen? Lk at the examples in the SMART Gal Activity Bank t help yu cme up with an actin yu can cmmit t! STEP THREE MEASURABLE: Hw ften will yu d this activity t reach yur gal? (circle ne in each clumn) Hw many times a week? Once a week Three times a week Everyday Other frequency: During what part f the day? Befre Schl After Schl During Breakfast, Lunch r Dinner At bedtime STEP FOUR - REALISTIC: Let s make sure yu will actually achieve yur gal. Write dwn sme things that may get in the way with achieving yur gal Write dwn sme things that may help yu achieve yur gal EXAMPLE: Drink fewer sugary drinks: Sme things that may get in the way: I dn t like hw water tastes. Sme things that may help yu achieve: Add fruit slices t my water t imprve the taste STEP FIVE TIME BOUND: Hw lng will yu wrk n this gal? (circle ne) 4, 6, 8, 12 weeks OK! Yu made a SMART gal, nw write ut the entire gal belw!

11 Let s Create a Heathly SMART Gal SMART Gal Activity Bank 1 Dietary Guideline Here are sme activities yu culd try: 1. Eat Breakfast Make a ygurt parfait with granla, ygurt and blueberries. Eat a granla bar that has whle grain ats. Make a smthie with a banana, ygurt and strawberries. Eat a bwl f cereal (make sure the cereal des nt have a lt f sugar). Ck 2 eggs with sme cheese and put it n whle wheat bread r whle wheat wrap. Get t schl early enugh t eat the schl breakfast. 2. Decrease Make yur wn sda! Add fruit t seltzer, maybe lemn and beverages that lime have sugar in Make infused water them Make hmemade ice tea Stp drinking sda 3. Decrease eating fds frm the crner stre, bdega r fast fd restaurant 4. Spend less time sitting 5. Be physically activity fr 60 minutes a day 6. Eat fruits and vegetables After schl, g t cking club Make a healthy snack frm scratch Chse the healthier ptin at these types f stres and restaurants G fr a walk with a family member Get a grup f friends tgether t play a sprts pick- up game While watching TV, d squats r anther physical activity Ck dinner with family Jin a sprts team Dance Lk int sprts at places such as YMCA, Bys & Girls Clubs and Parks & Recreatin G fr a run G t the gym G fr a bike ride, get n a skate bard Instead f buying an afterschl snack, buy healthy fruits frm the fruit stand r grcery stre Help with grcery shpping and ask t bring hme fruits and veggies Drink a vegetable hmemade juice fr breakfast r a snack Eat fruit as dessert

12 Let s Create a Heathly SMART Gal