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Lesson 1:
Adolescent Nutrition
Topic: Nutrition and Body Image
Part of:
Unit: Nutrition and Aging
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- Focus:
Adolescents who lack nutrition information and who make independent food choices are at risk for developing nutritional deficiencies. However, maintaining a nutritious diet throughout life and during the later years is one factor that contributes to sustaining good health and an active life.
Activities | Introduction | Objectives | Resources & Web Sites
Activities
| Pre-Activity 1A: Fad Diets and Nutrient Needs |
(food guide pyramid, fad diet, nutrition, nutrient, recommended dietary allowance, carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamin, mineral, water, iron, calcium, calorie, graph)
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| Activity 1A: Graphing Recommended Dietary Allowances |
(adolescent nutrition, serving, recommended dietary guideline, nutrition, analysis, food diary, food journal, caloric intake, calorie, food guide pyramid) |
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| Activity 1B: Adolescent Nutrition Scenarios |
(dietary need, health promotion, calorie, calcium, nutrition, graph, interpret, recommended dietary allowance, adolescent nutrition, disease prevention) |
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| Activity 1C: Food Diary Analysis of an Elderly Person |
(classify, food, serving size, analysis, food diary, food journal, food serving, dietary habit, senior adult nutrition need, recommended dietary guideline) |
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| Activity 1D: Dietary Interviews and Extension Activities Analyzing Other RDAs and Guest Speaker |
(dietary habit, life span, nutrition, interview, oral health, activity level, denture, chew, swallow, older friend)
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Introduction
In lesson 1, “Adolescent Nutrition,” students first learn about the different nutrient needs for teenage boys and girls.The activity is extended to include a food diary analysis of an elder person's diet. Students should be encouraged to interview volunteers from different age groups to determine their caloric intake and the types of foods they eat. The food pyramid should be reviewed with the class for this lesson.
NOTE: This lesson is based on the 1992 USDA food guide pyramid.
See http://mypyramid.gov/ for the 2005 USDA food guide pyramid.
Lessons and activities based on this new food pyramid are forthcoming.
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Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Construct graphs from data on recommended dietary allowances for teenagers.
- Explain that people at each stage of the life cycle possess different nutrient needs.
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Resources & Web Sites
USDA's MyPyramid - the new food guide pyramid. http://mypyramid.gov/
American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org/
California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program http://www.canfit.org/index.html
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