Nutritional education to make healthier food choices to provide an
opportunity for healthy growth and to prevent childhood obesity.
General Objective:
• Safety in regards to unit topic
• Introduction to the food groups - vegetables, fruits, protein foods,
dairy, and grains
• Introduction to serving sizes - How it is linked to the size of a
person
• Introduction to calories - What is energy?
• Introduction to fats - Good fats vs. bad fats
• Introduction to carbohydrates - Fiber vs. sugar
• Introduction to protein - It is our building blocks.
• Introduction to vitamins - What does vitamins do in our body?
• Introduction to minerals - What does minerals do in our body?
• Introduction to organic vs. processed food - Chemicals and science
in food.
• Introduction to water - We all need water and where do we find it?
