TIES Curriculum Module

Title: You Are What You Eat

Teachers: Zender

Business: Children's Medical Center

Description: In our world of fast food and high fat food items, it is inevitable that we, as a nation, are having weight related health problems. Most people want or would like to eat healthier but they simply don't understand or know what is really considered healthy. With words like trans-fatty acid, saturated and unsaturated fat, carbohydrates, and a score of other words that baffle and confuse the general population, it is understandable that most individuals ignore the information given on the back of a food package. The purpose and goal of this project is to help take the mystery out of eating healthier. During this project, students will record and analyze food labels and track their caloric input and output.

Subject: Math, Science/Engineering, Health/Physical Education

Grade Level: 9-12

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