Nutrition & Wellness for Life, 5th Edition
By: Dorothy F. West, Ph.D., Cindi Calhoun, and Jessica Peconi-CookCopyright: 2019
Subject: Food / Nutrition
Grade Level: 9-12
- Nutrition & Wellness for Life stresses the importance of healthful eating and physical activity across the life span. The text explores how decisions affect wellness at the various stages of the life cycle. Students will learn the body's need for various nutrients may be greater at some stages of the life cycle. Health and wellness begins in the kitchen and healthy eating requires planning and preparation. The text discusses safe food handling as well as healthy menu planning and food preparation techniques. Nutrition & Wellness for Life includes strategies for staying physically active through the life span. It covers the special needs of the competitive athlete. Students will learn how to recognize sources of stress and healthy strategies for reducing their impact on total wellness.
- New chapter on food preparation instructs on basic cooking skills and ingredients
- New features include Movement Connection, Community Connection, Food and the Environment, and Recipe File
- New Movement Connection features in every chapter provide a micro-lesson on an aspect of physical activity and the opportunity for students to participate in an activity burst which can be performed in the classroom
- Includes current, up-to-date content on the new Nutrition Facts label, 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines, DASH eating plan, and other topical nutrition content
- Critical Thinking and Core Skills activities extend learning
- Products & Prices 6-12 Education
- Table of Contents
- Unit 1: Food Habits and Wellness1. Making Wellness a Lifestyle
2. Factors Affecting Food Habits
3. Practicing Safe Food HabitsUnit 2: Understanding Nutrients4. Nutrients and You
5. Nutrition Guidelines
6. Carbohydrates
7. Lipids: Fats and Oils
8. Proteins
9. Vitamins
10. Minerals
11. WaterUnit 3: Managing Your Nutrition12. Energy Balance
13. Healthy Weight Management
14. Nutrition Across the Life Span
15. Eating for Sports Performance
16. Eating DisordersUnit 4: Serving Up Nutrition17. Planning Healthy Meals
18. Shopping for Food
19. Preparing FoodUnit 5: Other Aspects of Wellness20. Staying Physically Active
21. Mental and Social Wellness
22. Stress and Wellness
23. Drug and Supplement Use and Your Health - The Look Inside images are for preview purposes only. The format of the actual product may vary from the images shown.
- Correlations
- FCS National Standards CorrelationsNational Standards (PDF, 88 KB)MarylandNutrition A/B Grades 9-12 (PDF, 450.94 KB)North Carolina CorrelationNCCTE.FN41 Food and Nutrition I (Grades 9–12) (PDF, 352.22 KB)OklahomaNutrition, Food, and Wellness – Grades 9‐12 (PDF, 147.74 KB)Pre-PAC CorrelationsNutrition, Food, and Wellness (PDF, 145 KB)South Carolina5824 Food-and-Nutrition l (Grades 9–12) (PDF, 356.7 KB)5825 Food-and-Nutrition ll (Grades 9–12) (PDF, 440.81 KB)YouScience® Industry CertificationsFood and Nutrition I (PDF, 125 KB)Food and Nutrition II (PDF, 118 KB)
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