Nutrition

Key Concepts/Main Points

Creating a healthy diet by understanding the food pyramid and eating the appropriate quantity of each food group.
Why and how to meet the daily requirements of iron, calcium, and folic acid.
Body Mass Index (BMI): Understanding how the relationship between your weight and height can help determine your physical health.
How regular physical activity can reduce health problems and improve how you feel every day

Questions to Ask Yourself

What did you eat for dinner last night? For breakfast this morning?
What are five foods that you almost always have in your kitchen?
How many meals do you eat each day? How many snacks?
Do you eat foods from all the food groups every day?
In the grocery store, do you tend to shop in the outer sections (produce, refrigeration, deli, butcher, etc.) or the middle section?
How many times a week are you physically active?
Do you know your Body Mass Index (BMI)?

Instructor Tips:
Section Goal: Identify participant’s personal nutritional obstacles and explain which habits to change or create in order to improve health