Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness
Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness is a laboratory course that allows students to use principles of lifetime wellness and nutrition to help them make informed choices that promote wellness as well as pursue careers related to hospitality and tourism, education and training, human services, and health sciences.
This binder does not contain all lesson plans for this course. This content can be used with any textbook or instructional materials. If locally adapted, make sure all TEKS are covered.
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Scope and Sequence
Scope and Sequence: Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness
CTE TEKS - Implemented 2017-2018, adopted in 2015
Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness course scope and sequence within the Human Services Career Cluster® summarizes the content to be taught, and one possible order for teaching the units of instruction. A brief description of each unit and the corresponding TEKS are included. This scope and sequence may be adapted or adopted by the local education agency.
View ResourceProgram of Study
Program of Study: Child Care Director
Based on the House Bill 5 Foundation High School Program, the Child Care Director program of study within the Human Services Career Cluster® provides helpful information, including the core courses and career-related electives in high school that will help prepare students for their career goals. This document is designed for students, but can also be used by administrators, counselors, teachers, business and industry representatives, and parents.
Program of Study
Program of Study: Dietitian
Based on the House Bill 5 Foundation High School Program, the Dietitian program of study within the Human Services Career Cluster® provides helpful information, including the core courses and career-related electives in high school that will help prepare students for their career goals. This document is designed for students, but can also be used by administrators, counselors, teachers, business and industry representatives, and parents.
Program of Study
Program of Study: Geriatric Care Manager
Based on the House Bill 5 Foundation High School Program, the Geriatric Care Manager program of study within the Human Services Career Cluster® provides helpful information, including the core courses and career-related electives in high school that will help prepare students for their career goals. This document is designed for students, but can also be used by administrators, counselors, teachers, business and industry representatives, and parents.
Program of Study
Program of Study: Marriage and Family Therapist
Based on the House Bill 5 Foundation High School Program, the Marriage and Family Therapist program of study within the Human Services Career Cluster® provides helpful information, including the core courses and career-related electives in high school that will help prepare students for their career goals. This document is designed for students, but can also be used by administrators, counselors, teachers, business and industry representatives, and parents.
Program of Study
Program of Study: Social and Community Services Manager
Based on the House Bill 5 Foundation High School Program, the Social and Community Services Manager program of study within the Human Services Career Cluster® provides helpful information, including the core courses and career-related electives in high school that will help prepare students for their career goals. This document is designed for students, but can also be used by administrators, counselors, teachers, business and industry representatives, and parents.
Unit 1: Diet and Nutrition
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Dairy, Major Minerals and Electrolytes
In this lesson, students will analyze major minerals for their functions and food sources and determine their effects on health benefits. They will also demonstrate effective work habits during activities by practicing problem-solving strategies and using leadership and teamwork skills.
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Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Fruits and Water-Soluble Vitamins
In this lesson, students will analyze water-soluble vitamins for their functions and determine their effects and health benefits.
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Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Oils and Fats
In this lesson, students will demonstrate food management principles by planning and preparing a recipe substituting fat with healthier options, and reduce overall fat and calories.
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Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Physical Activity and Sports Nutrition
In this lesson, students will understand the principles of digestion and metabolism and apply them to food intake and physical fitness.
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Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Protein Foods and Trace Minerals
In this lesson, students will analyze trace minerals for their functions and food sources and determine their effects on overall health.
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Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Vegetables and Fat-Soluble Vitamins
In this lesson, students will understand the role of nutrients in the body by classifying nutrients, their functions, and food sources. They will also determine the effects of fat-soluble vitamins and analyze them for their functions and food sources.
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Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate - Weight Management, Calories and Fad Diets
In this lesson, students will participate in activities to calculate their BMI, research popular fad diets, assess their current eating and drinking habits, and discover what they should be eating and drinking.
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Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Grains and Carbohydrates
In this lesson, students will analyze carbohydrates for their functions and food sources, understand the role of nutrients in the body, and plan and prepare a grain group recipe.
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Unit 1: Diet and Nutrition
Lesson Plan: Nutrition Principles for a Lifetime of Wellness
In this lesson, students will classify nutrients and their functions and food sources and compare the nutritive value of various foods. Students will plan diets based on life cycle, activity level, nutritional needs and portion control.
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Lesson Plan: More Power To You! The Energy in Food
In this lesson, students will understand the role of nutrients in the body, the effects of nutrition on health, and how activity levels affect weight management.
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Lesson Plan: Inside the Package - Understanding the Nutrition Facts Label
In this lesson, students will identify and interpret nutrition information on food labels, research nutrition information for a favorite fast food item, and compare fast food items to healthier food versions.
View ResourceUnit 2: Digestion and Metabolism
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Physical Activity and Sports Nutrition
In this lesson, students will understand the principles of digestion and metabolism and apply them to food intake and physical fitness.
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Lesson Plan: We Are What We Eat – Connecting Food and Health
In this lesson, students will apply knowledge about digestion and metabolism to making decisions related to food intake and physical fitness. Students will research effects of food choices and strategies to prevent diet-related diseases.
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Lesson Plan: Nutritious Cupcake Wars Competition
In this lesson, students will explain the relationship of activity levels and caloric intake to health and wellness, including weight management.
View ResourceUnit 2: Digestion and Metabolism
Lesson Plan: Nutrition Principles for a Lifetime of Wellness
In this lesson, students will classify nutrients and their functions and food sources and compare the nutritive value of various foods. Students will plan diets based on life cycle, activity level, nutritional needs and portion control.
View ResourceUnit 2: Digestion and Metabolism
Lesson Plan: More Power To You! The Energy in Food
In this lesson, students will understand the role of nutrients in the body, the effects of nutrition on health, and how activity levels affect weight management.
View ResourceUnit 2: Digestion and Metabolism
Lesson Plan: Maintaining a Healthy Digestive System
In this lesson, students will understand the principles of digestion and metabolism.
View ResourceUnit 3: Balanced Diet
Lesson Plan: We Are What We Eat – Connecting Food and Health
In this lesson, students will apply knowledge about digestion and metabolism to making decisions related to food intake and physical fitness. Students will research effects of food choices and strategies to prevent diet-related diseases.
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Lesson Plan: Type I Diabetes Investigation
In this lesson, students will outline strategies for prevention, treatment, and management of diet-related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, childhood obesity, anorexia, and bulimia.
View ResourceUnit 3: Balanced Diet
Lesson Plan: Nutritious Cupcake Wars Competition
In this lesson, students will explain the relationship of activity levels and caloric intake to health and wellness, including weight management.
View ResourceUnit 3: Balanced Diet
Lesson Plan: Nutrition Principles for a Lifetime of Wellness
In this lesson, students will classify nutrients and their functions and food sources and compare the nutritive value of various foods. Students will plan diets based on life cycle, activity level, nutritional needs and portion control.
View ResourceUnit 3: Balanced Diet
Lesson Plan: Inside the Package - Understanding the Nutrition Facts Label
In this lesson, students will identify and interpret nutrition information on food labels, research nutrition information for a favorite fast food item, and compare fast food items to healthier food versions.
View ResourceUnit 4: Food Safety and Sanitation
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Fruits and Water-Soluble Vitamins
In this lesson, students will analyze water-soluble vitamins for their functions and determine their effects and health benefits.
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Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceUnit 5: Food Management
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Dairy, Major Minerals and Electrolytes
In this lesson, students will analyze major minerals for their functions and food sources and determine their effects on health benefits. They will also demonstrate effective work habits during activities by practicing problem-solving strategies and using leadership and teamwork skills.
View ResourceUnit 5: Food Management
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Fruits and Water-Soluble Vitamins
In this lesson, students will analyze water-soluble vitamins for their functions and determine their effects and health benefits.
View ResourceUnit 5: Food Management
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Oils and Fats
In this lesson, students will demonstrate food management principles by planning and preparing a recipe substituting fat with healthier options, and reduce overall fat and calories.
View ResourceUnit 5: Food Management
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Protein Foods and Trace Minerals
In this lesson, students will analyze trace minerals for their functions and food sources and determine their effects on overall health.
View ResourceUnit 5: Food Management
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Vegetables and Fat-Soluble Vitamins
In this lesson, students will understand the role of nutrients in the body by classifying nutrients, their functions, and food sources. They will also determine the effects of fat-soluble vitamins and analyze them for their functions and food sources.
View ResourceUnit 5: Food Management
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate - Weight Management, Calories and Fad Diets
In this lesson, students will participate in activities to calculate their BMI, research popular fad diets, assess their current eating and drinking habits, and discover what they should be eating and drinking.
View ResourceUnit 5: Food Management
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Grains and Carbohydrates
In this lesson, students will analyze carbohydrates for their functions and food sources, understand the role of nutrients in the body, and plan and prepare a grain group recipe.
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Unit 5: Food Management
Lesson Plan: Table Settings Etiquette and Presentation
In this lesson, students will use principles of lifetime wellness and nutrition to help them make informed choices that promote wellness as well as pursue careers related to hospitality and tourism, education and training, human services, and health sciences.
View ResourceUnit 5: Food Management
Lesson Plan: Successful Lab Management Guidelines
In this lesson, students will practice measuring techniques.
View ResourceUnit 6: Employability Skills
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Dairy, Major Minerals and Electrolytes
In this lesson, students will analyze major minerals for their functions and food sources and determine their effects on health benefits. They will also demonstrate effective work habits during activities by practicing problem-solving strategies and using leadership and teamwork skills.
View ResourceUnit 6: Employability Skills
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Oils and Fats
In this lesson, students will demonstrate food management principles by planning and preparing a recipe substituting fat with healthier options, and reduce overall fat and calories.
View ResourceUnit 6: Employability Skills
Lesson Plan: ChooseMyPlate – Protein Foods and Trace Minerals
In this lesson, students will analyze trace minerals for their functions and food sources and determine their effects on overall health.
View ResourceUnit 6: Employability Skills
Lesson Plan: Nutrition Principles for a Lifetime of Wellness
In this lesson, students will classify nutrients and their functions and food sources and compare the nutritive value of various foods. Students will plan diets based on life cycle, activity level, nutritional needs and portion control.
View ResourceUnit 6: Employability Skills
Lesson Plan: End of Course Project Options for Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness
In this lesson, students will review all TEKS for Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness, then research and develop a project proposal and presentation. Student projects and presentations will be based on selected course TEKS.
View ResourceUnit 7: Career Development
Lesson Plan: Careers in Nutrition - Keeping Everyone Healthy
In this lesson, students are expected to investigate a career in nutrition, establish personal career goals, and analyze entrepreneurial opportunities in nutrition.
View ResourceUnit 7: Career Development
Lesson Plan: Introduction to Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness
In this lesson, students will recognize and explain the programs of study in the Human Services career cluster as well as the connection between Career and Technical Education (CTE), the Human Services career cluster, and Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness.
View ResourceUnit 7: Career Development
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
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