Week 1
Lesson 1
What is Nutrition
What is Nutrition
Why do we eat food
What influences our nutritional choices 
Practical Meal Planning Guidelines
Food Groups
Whole wheat grains vs White flour
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Nutrition for Health
What are the essential 6 nutrients - (fats, carbs, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water) 
What happens when you become deficient in nutrients
video: What is fat
Nutrition tips
The importance of water
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Digestion and Metabolism
Factions about Digestion 
Mechanical vs Chemical digestion
organs of the digestive system
video: digestion system experiment 
What is metabolism?
Factors that influence our metabolism 
 Week 4
Lesson 4
How to read a food label
The components that make up a food label (calories, serving sizes, nutrients etc) 
What is junk food?
How can I know which foods are junk food? 
How do we get hooked on junk food?
The dangers of trans fat and how to spot trans fats on a nutrition label
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Creating a Healthy Meal Plan
Affects on the Media 
Media influences 
Healthy Meal Planning
5 Food groups
food trends
10 tips for a great plate
Eating Breakfast
Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day (video)
Healthy lunch, snack, and supper options
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Agricultural & GMOs
What is agriculture?
Agriculture products
The goal of agricultural 
What do we eat? 
Different types of agricultural farms
All about GMOs 
GMO history
GMO pros and cons 
Impacts of agricultural
What does adequate nutrition look like? 
 Week 7
Lesson 7
 Food Processing 
What is Food Processing
Why Create Processed Food
When did we start processing food
Caveman times vs Modern times
Pros of processed food
How does salt keep meat fresh
Spray Drying 
Pasteurization
Is processed food good or bad?