Description:

The Nutrition and Health Student Resource provides students with opportunities to explore, research, communicate about and reflect on Canadian and global issues related to nutrition and health. It includes

Multiple opportunities for students to develop and apply research and inquiry skills by:

• investigating topics and exploring real-world examples of Canadians who work in the industry
• processing information (problem solving, decision making and analysis) through critical thinking articles and a cumulative research project
• communicating about and reflecting upon their knowledge and understanding

Engaging and accessible topics with real Canadian industry examples, statistics and profiles such as:

• how to ensure and enhance food and kitchen safety
• following and adapting recipes
• the essential role nutrition plays in overall health, including how nutrients function in the body
• how and why nutritional needs change
• eating patterns and trends
• issues related to achieving and maintaining food security
• factors that affect sustainable food production and supply in Canada and around the world

Introduction

Safety and Food Preparation in the Kitchen

Part 1: Nutrition and Wellness

1 Nutrients and Health

2 Focus on Food Guides

3 Finding Energy Balance

4 Understanding Nutritional Status

Part 2: Healthy Eating for Life

5 Nutrition through the Lifespan

6 Thinking about Food Trends

7 Diet and Disease

Part 3: Feeding Canada and the World

8 Food Production and Supply

9 Food Security

10 Towards a Sustainable Food Supply