Nutrition and Fitness Class Overview

I.  Wellness:  A Lifestyle Choice

Chapter 1, “Making Wellness a Lifestyle”

Chapter 2, “Factors Affecting Food Choices”

 

II.  Exercise:  A Way of Life

Chapter 15, “Exercise:  A Way of Life”

Lab:  Cardio room, walking trail, step aerobics

 

III.  Keeping Food Safe

Chapter 20, “Keeping Food Safe.”

 

 IV.  Health Effects of Nutrients

Chapter 3, “How Nutrients Become You”

 

Chapter 5, “Carbohydrates:  The Preferred Body Fuel”

Lab:  multi-grain pancakes.

Lab:  “Meal in a Muffin.”

 

Chapter 6, “Fats, A Concentrated Energy Source”

Fat Budgeting Activity

Lab:  one recipe five ways, reducing the fat by different methods

 

Chapter 7, “Proteins:  The Body’s Building Blocks.”

Lab:  Main dish using chicken

Lab:  Healthy snacks

Lab:  Vegetarian meal – legumes

Lab:  Vegetarian meal - tofu

 

Chapter 8, “Vitamins, Drivers of Cell Processes.”

Lab:  Fruit/Vegetable

Lab:  Healthy pizza

 

Chapter 9, “Minerals:  Regulators of Body Functions.”

Lab:  Calcium drinks

Lab:  Cut the Sodium

Lab:  Testing beverages for Iron

 

Chapter 10, “Water, the Forgotten Nutrient.”

Lab:  Water Experiment, A Solvent for Nutrients.

Lab:  What’s in a Soda?

 

V.  Nutrition Management:  A Lifelong Activity

Chapter 4, “Nutrition Guidelines”

Chapter 12, “The Energy Balancing Act”

Chapter 13, “Healthy Weight Management”

 

VI.  Stress and Wellness

Chapter 18, “Stress and Wellness”

 

VII.  Food and Fitness Trends

Chapter 23, “Food and Fitness Trends”