| Nutrition: Elementary Lessons |
| Content Descriptor | Grade Grouping | Lesson Location | Skills* |
| 1. Healthy Eating | DM |
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| 1.1 Benefits of healthy eating (short-term and long-term benefits and risks) | Grades 2-3 | Nutrients and Food Groups | AI |
| 1.2 Variety and proportions of foods (consistent with Food Guide Pyramid) | Grades K-1 | Let's Feed Our Bodies | DM |
| | Grades 2-3 | The Fruit Group | DM |
| 1.3 Consuming more water, fruits, vegetables, grains and calcium-rich foods | Grades K-1 | Let's Feed Our Bodies | DM |
| | Grades 4-5 | Our Bodies Need Water | SM |
| | Grades 4-5 | Calcium | DM |
| | Grades 4-5 | Fruits and Vegetables | |
| 1.4 Decreasing fat intake | Grades K-1 | Let's Feed Our Bodies | DM |
| | Grades 4-5 | Finding Fat | SM |
| 1.5 Moderating sugar intake | Grades K-1 | Let's Feed Our Bodies | DM |
| | Grades 4-5 | Healthful Snacks | DM |
| 1.6 Dealing with personal preferences, restrictions and barriers | Grades 2-3 | Favorite Foods | INF |
| 2. Accessing Nutrition Information and Products | AI |
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| 2.1 Food nutrition labels | Grades 2-3 | Food Labels | AI |
| | Grades 4-5 | Food Labels | AI |
| 2.2 Food Guide Pyramid | Grades K-1 | Food Guide Pyramid | AI |
| | Grades 2-3 | Nutrients and Food Groups | AI |
| | Grades 4-5 | Food Guide Pyramid | SM |
| 2.3 Dietary Guidelines | Grades 4-5 | It's a Matter of Balance | SM |
| 3. Influences on Food Choices | INF |
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| 3.1 Personal likes and dislikes | Grades K-1 | Let's Get Cooking | INF |
| 3.2 Family influences | Grades K-1 | Let's Get Cooking | INF |
| 3.3 Peer influences | Grades K-1 | Let's Get Cooking | INF |
| 3.4 Cultural influences | Grades 2-3 | Favorite Foods | INF |
| 3.5 Marketing, packaging, and advertising | Grades K-1 | Let's Go Shopping | INF |
| | Grades 2-3 | Food Packages | INF |
| | Grades 4-5 | Advertising and Food Choices | INF |
| 4. Balancing Food Intake and Physical Activity | DM |
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| Balancing food intake and physical activity | Grades 4-5 | Healthful Eating and Exercise | DM |
| 4.1 Recognizing that energy is expended during exercise | | Teacher Supports | |
| | Grades 4-5 | Healthful Eating and Exercise | DM |
| 4.2 Identifying energy available from foods (calories) | | Teacher Supports | |
| | Grades 2-3 | Nutrients and Food Groups | AI |
| 4.3 Relationship between physical activity, eating, and health | Grades 4-5 | It's a Matter of Balance Gr 4-5 | SM |
| 5. Food Safety | AI/ SM |
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| 5.1 Food sanitation (hands, food, utensils, surfaces) | Grades K-1 | Getting Ready to Eat K-1 | SM |
| | Grades 2-3 | Healthy Habits Gr 2-3 | ADV |
| 5.2 Safe food preparation, serving, storage | Grades K-1 | Getting Ready to Eat K-1 | SM |
| | Grades 2-3 | Storing Food Gr 2-3 | SM |
| no descriptor | Grades 2-3 | The Most Important Meal of the DayGr 2-3 | SM |
| no descriptor | Grades 4-5 | The Digestive Process | SM |
