Improve Nutrition in Your School and Community

Overview

We are are inundated with unhealthy eating choices & ubiquitous vending machine junk food. High-fructose corn syrup laden foods & an unbalanced diet are too often the norm. This challenge is important as nutrition impacts the performance, growth, development, and emotional wellness of our community. Toledo Central Catholic challenges you to improve nutrition in your school and community.

Big Idea

Nutrition

The Essential Question

How can we choose to lead a nutritious life and encourage others to do the same?

Example Guiding Questions

1. What can we do to lead more nutritious lives as an individual and as a collective society?
2. What are the nutritional needs of adolescents and adults?
3. What are the benefits to proper nutrition, and what are the detriments to inadequate or unhealthy nutrition?

Example Guiding Activities

1. View portions of the film "Fast Food Nation" and read the accompanying text of the same title.
2. Keep a food and nutrition journal. Evaluate the nutritional content of your diet.
3. Take a poll on perceptions of healthy nutrition at your school and community.