Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Improving Eating Habits

Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Improving Eating Habits Baisch (2018)

Grading • Project grade of 66 points

Student Skill Expectation: You will be able to… • Evaluate personal healthy eating practices and behaviors that reduce or prevent health risks. 1

Introduction HEALTHY EATING • Eat the appropriate number of servings from each food group every day. • Eat a variety of foods within each food group every day. • Eat an abundance of fruits and vegetables every day. • Choose to eat whole grain products and fat-free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk products regularly. • Drink plenty of water every day. • Limit foods and beverages high in added sugars, solid fat, and sodium. • Eat breakfast every day. • Eat healthy snacks. • Eat healthy foods when dining out. • Prepare food in healthful ways. • Balance caloric intake with caloric expenditure. • Follow an eating plan for healthy growth and development. • Support others to eat healthy.

Healthy Eating Behaviors • Rank the 13 healthy eating behaviors from your greatest strength (#1) to your greatest area for improvement (#13). • Then, explain your reasoning for your #1, #2 and #13.

Student Skill Expectation: You will be able to… • Generate alternatives when making a decision related to healthy eating behaviors. 1

Healthier Alternatives • Explain your decision making for your #13. • Come up with two healthier decisions related to your #13.

Student Skill Expectation: You will be able to… • Predict the potential short-term and long-term consequences of alternatives to decisions related to healthy eating behaviors. 1

Short- and Long-Term Effects • Fill in the short- and long-term effects for your decision-making related to your #13 and your two healthier alternatives.

Student Skill Expectation: You will be able to… • Set a realistic personal goal related to improve healthy eating behaviors. 1

SMART Goal • Set a SMART goal for eating healthier. • Your goal needs to be about eating/drinking more of a healthy food, opposed to consuming less.

Student Skill Expectation: You will be able to… • Develop a plan to attain a personal goal to improve healthy eating behaviors. 1

Developing A Plan • Day Boxes 1 -5: Develop your plan considering the steps, barriers, needs, where to go, when to do it, etc. • Measurement Boxes: How will your measure your goal? • Yes or No, 1 -10 scale, check box, time, etc.

Student Skill Expectation: You will be able to… • Choose a healthy alternative when making a mental and emotional health-related decision. 1

Choices • Focus on Day 1 and making the healthier decision for your goal. • Report on how well it worked, how difficult it was, and have someone sign as a witness.

References 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Internet]. Adolescent and School Health, Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT). c 2012– [cited 2013 Jan 15]. Available from: http: //www. cdc. gov/healthyyouth/hecat/index. htm