Nutrition Lesson

Nutrition Basics & Application into Our Diets

Start!
 The student will… (TEKs)

1. Identify proteins, fats, carbohydrates, water, vitamins, and

minerals as key elements found in foods that are necessary
for optimal body function. (TEK 7.4E)

2. Explain the effects of eating and exercise patterns on weight

control, self-concept, and physical performance (TEK 7.4H)
Essential Questions 1

1. What is a protein? Fat? Carbohydrate?

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2. How much water should I be drinking?

3. How can I incorporate vitamins & minerals in my diet? 3

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 Intrapersonal

Pre-Assessment 1

Create a chart and place the following foods

in the appropriate category:

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Proteins Carbs Fats

Steak Bread Beef Rice Fish Peanut Butter 4

Oatmeal Pasta Pancakes
Avocados
 Pre-Assessment 1

Check your answers!

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Proteins Carbs Fats
Steak Oatmeal Bread Avocados

Fish Rice
Peanut Butter 3
Beef Pasta
Pancakes

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 Visual/Spatial

Engage: Basics of Nutrition Video 1

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 2. Explore: Deeper Dive into Nutrition 1

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Carbs Calories Protein

Click on each of the following categories to explore further 3

Vitamins Hydration Fats

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 Explain Section: Linguistic
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Explain

Carbs X

*be sure to be taking notes either on a google

document or in your journal*
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Carbs

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Carbs: sugars, starches and fibers found in
fruits, grains, vegetables and milk products.
X

There are two different types of carbs:

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Types of Carbs

Simple Carbohydrates Complex Carbohydrates

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Made of single or double Made of longer chains of
sugar molecules. sugar molecules.
Examples: Fruit, Dairy Examples: Whole grains,
Products legumes, starchy & non
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starchy vegetables

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Explain

Proteins X

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Proteins

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What are proteins? Building Blocks:
Proteins are: Proteins are the
Large biomolecules or building blocks of X
macromolecules that Essential components muscle, bone, skin,
are comprised of one of the body cells, hair, and virtually
or more long chains of tissues and fluids every other part of
amino acids our bodies T

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Examples of Proteins

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Meat and Fish

Nuts and Seeds X

Eggs

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Beans

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Explain

Fats
X

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What are Fats?
Nutrients that give T
you energy. Fats
help in the X
absorption of
fat-soluble
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vitamins. Fats are
either saturated or
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unsaturated.
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Examples of Fats

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Avocados

Fatty Meats and Fish X

Butter

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Vegetable Oils
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Explain

How much T

water should I
X

be drinking? T

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How much water should you drink?

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Water Calculator
Calculate how much
water you should be
X
drinking in a day by
inputting your weight,
activity level, and your
age.
https://www.thecalculat T
or.co/health/Water-Calcu
lator-56.html
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Explain: Vitamins and Minerals

How to incorporate
Vitamins & Minerals
X

into your diet! T

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Tips

Be sure to eat a
rainbow!
X
At every meal try to
have a variety of
colors and foods on
your plate to ensure T
you’re getting the
necessary nutrients to
grow big and strong.
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SPED Accommodation

Fill in the blank notes for the

Explain section
SPED Accommodation Notes
 Elaborate

Let’s watch a video on “How to Create a

Healthy Plate”
 Visual/Spatial

Evaluate: Exit Ticket: Create your own Healthy Plate

Using your knowledge and the

previous video, create your own
Healthy Plate with the appropriate
foods and submit a picture of it on
canvas for a MINOR GRADE.

You may draw it on your own piece of

paper, or create it in google drawings,
canva, or google slides. Whatever you
are comfortable with.