Engage in lifelong healthy eating
Students learn skills to engage in lifelong healthy eating.
Elementary Learning Goals
Prek-kindergarten:
- Identify the major food groups and benefits of eating a variety of foods
First-third grades:
- Demonstrate the ability to make and communicate appropriate food choices
- Identify eating and drinking behaviors that contribute to maintaining good health
- Understand that eating a variety of foods from the different food groups is vital for good health
Fourth-fifth grades:
- Demonstrate the ability to make good decisions about healthy eating behaviors
- Demonstrate the ability to set a goal in order to enhance personal nutrition
- Understand the connection between food intake and physical health
Middle and High School Learning Goals
Middle school: Sixth-eighth grades:
- Evaluate the validity and reliability of information, products, and services to enhance healthy eating behaviors
- Demonstrate the ability to make healthy food choices in a variety of settings
High school: Ninth-12th grades:
- Understand the impact of healthy and unhealthy diets on daily living
- Analyze how family, peers, media, culture, and technology influence healthy eating choices
- Demonstrate ways to take personal responsibility for healthy eating