Eat for Energy Unit
Building on the stage set by the "Stop Dieting" awareness, this unit enables students to gain the skills needed for matching food choices to activity levels. Assessment tool "Who's in Charge?"

Provides teens with guidelines for healthier eating and physical activity

Educator Objectives

• To provide a new way to look at food and food groups
• To instill an understanding of the body’s natural defense mechanism
• To explore the role of food fat for teens
• To explore the features of various styles of physical activities

Teen Topics

• Why regular eating works
• Breakfast to energize the day
• Food balance for energy
• The food fat issue
• Is working out the only choice?
• Taller & heavier - it’s natural
• Who’s in charge?