Title: Explore basic concepts of human nutrition.
Course: Food Science and Dietetics (19254) > Section: Exploring Diet and Nutrition Fundamentals

Exploration should include

- explaining the function of nutrients
- reviewing how to balance food and drink intake and consumption based on nutritional needs
- tracing the digestive process (e.g., breakdown of enzymes, food assimilation, relationship of the endocrine system to enzymes).

Teacher Resource:

RealFood.gov, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What contextual factors should be considered when evaluating nutrition information?
- What factors affect decisions about preparing and serving foods to meet nutritional needs of individuals and families across the life span?
- What are the consequences for the well-being of the individual, families, and societies when foods are not prepared and served to meet nutritional needs?
- How might a lack of nutrients lead to digestive problems and negative health consequences?

Communication

- What steps should one take to understand and evaluate nutritional information?
- How should nutritional information be communicated to others?
- How can communication enhance the evaluation of nutritional information?

Leadership

- What skills are needed to promote the evaluation of nutritional information?
- What guidelines promote evaluation of nutritional information?
- What actions can meet goals and standards for evaluating nutritional information?

Management

- What resources aid in evaluating nutritional information?
- What resources are available that might help one prepare and serve food that meets the nutritional needs of individuals and families?
- What actions can individuals and society take to evaluate nutritional information to promote optimal wellness?