This Nutritional Challenges lesson plan also includes:
- Nutritional Challenges
- Food: Nutrition and Energy Unit
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Eating healthy can be a challenge, especially for people with special dietary needs. After learning about standard nutritional needs for adults, learners take on the role of a dietician and work together to create a menu for one of the following unique nutritional needs:
- High blood pressure
- Vegetarian
- Pregnancy
- Lactose intolerance
- Type 2 diabetes
- High performance athletes
- Astronauts
By examining the special dietary restrictions for their assigned person, groups determine how to ensure a balanced menu while taking into account the unique issues facing their assigned nutritional specialty. Additionally, each child keeps a food diary to get in touch with his/her own caloric intake. To see what the activity might look like, watch the video included in the Additional Materials section.
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Pros
- Helps learners be more understanding of people with dietary restrictions
- Real-world applications
- Fun and engaging activity
Cons
- Food log is not recommended for anyone with an eating disorder
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