Nutrition 101: Health & Wellness

by McMillen Health

Crunch, crunch, slurp! Are your students munching on chips and sugary beverages all day? Would you like to see a positive change to their daily eating habits? This program will empower them to do just that! Students will discover some of the surprising sources of added sugar in their diet. They'll learn about the dangers sugar can pose to their health. Students will compare and contrast a serving size with a portion size and consider the dangers in thinking a larger portion is normal. We'll identify and discuss risk factors for obesity. The session ends with students setting a health goal to improve their diet.

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About This Program

Cost

Point to Point: $210.00
Point to Point Premium: $195.00

Schedule 5 of the same program on the same day and one will be free! Please include a purchase order number when you submit a reservation. Bridging fees will be paid by the customer. An invoice will be sent after successful delivery of each program. A 1.5% late charge will be added 30 days after the invoice date. Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours prior to your confirmed videoconference date to avoid billing. Payment is due in full upon receipt of the invoice. Checks should be made to McMillen Health in US Dollars. Non-payment will result in the denial of further registration from your organization.

Length

45 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 9, 10, 11, 12

Minimum participants:

Maximum participants:

For optimum interactivity, we suggest no more than 35 students but there is no absolute maximum.

Primary Disciplines

Family & Consumer Science, Health & Physical Education

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, etc...)
Zoom

Please visit our website at www.mcmillenhealth.org to link to more resources.

Booking Information

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Receive this program and 9 more for one low price when you purchase the CILC Virtual Expeditions package. Learn more

For more information contact CILC by email info@cilc.org or by phone (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

A full fee will be charged to sites that cancel with less than 24 hours notice. We will not charge for programs cancelled due to natural causes or if there are technical problems that do not allow a connection.

About This Provider

McMillen Health

Fort Wayne, IN
United States

McMillen Health provides health education to over 60,000 youth and adults a year. Our professional health educators are experts in the health education field and are prepared to answer any questions your students can think of! Create excitement and encourage youth to make healthy lifestyle choices when you participate in one of our programs. When you partner with McMillen Health, we provide up-to-date, engaging and fun-filled programs that were developed to align with the National Health Education Standards and the Indiana Health and Wellness Standards. Our programs add to, and reinforce, your lesson plans. Schedule 4 programs in one day and receive the 5th free!

Contact:
Twila Smith
schedule@mcmillenhealth.org
8882407268

Program Details

Format

Please visit our website at http://mcmillenhealth.org/program-guide/ to link to cross curricular activities related to the program you attended.

Objectives

1. This program begins with an overview of the five healthy food groups
2. We compare and contrast micronutrients and macronutrients.
3. We learn the sources of added sugars in our diet and calculate the amount of added sugars in
different foods.
4. Students analyze the difference between serving size and portion size.
5. Next, we learn how to read a nutrition label.
6. The risk factors for obesity are discussed.
7. Students set a personal health goal to improve their health.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

National Health Education Standards 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Visit www.mcmillenhealth.org for more information or call (888) 240-7268.

State Standards

Please see our website at www.mcmillenhealth.org for the alignment to the Indiana Health and Wellness Standards as well as the US National Health Education Standards.