Class Syllabus: Nutrition 101

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Course Meeting Times:	Continuous

Course Description

If you're interested in learning how to Improve your health and your life through nutrition and exercise, why not take this self-paced online course? Learn how to create nutrition and health goals to motivate you to become a healthier and make meaningful,permanent changes to your diet.

Review the digestion process and how our body would digest some pizza. Learn some real benefits of eating plenty of fruits and vegetables. Review some tips on including more fruits and vegetables in your schedule.

Discover the difference between good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates. Understand how to include more fiber in your eating habits, and the benefits of doing so. Review the importance of eating healthy choices of protein. Learn how to make healthy protein choices. Read about cholesterol and the difference between "LDL" and "HDL".

Uncover some benefits of including enough calcium in your diet, and how to prevent osteoporosis. Learn what vitamins are. Read some tips on how to choose a vitamin supplement. Find out some health hazards of being underweight or overweight. Discover some healthy ways to change your weight. Check out some real health benefits of including exercise in your schedule. Read and choose some ways to motivate you to exercise.

Become a more energetic you with some tips on how to increase your energy through nutrition and exercise. Review some tips on how to decrease stress with nutrition and exercise. Distinguish the difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance, and see how the body responds to a food allergy. Assess when to seek medical attention for a food allergy. Read some tips on how to avoid a food allergy or food intolerance.

Incorporate healthy nutrition and exercise habits in your routine so that you can be healthier, have more energy, and feel great!

Course Requirements

Anyone who's interested in learning more about how to live healthier is welcome to enroll in this class. This course will not require you to have previous experience in any particular area but you should have a high school reading level. No books will be required.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Choosing a Food Pyramid and Nutrition Goals

Lesson 2: Digesting Food

Lesson 3: Fruits and Vegetables

Lesson 4: Carbohydrates and Fiber

Lesson 5: Protein

Lesson 6: Calcium, Vitamins and Minerals

Lesson 7: Maintaining a Healthy Weight

Lesson 8: Exercises

Lesson 9: Decreasing Stress and Increasing Energy

Lesson 10: Food Allergies

Lesson 11: Review

Course Materials

All course materials is provided in this class. There is no need to buy additional resources.

Grading Policy

Each lesson will include a written and practice assignment that will directly apply what you have learned.

A brief 25 point quiz will follow each lesson. Students will successfully complete this course by earning an overall grade of 70% or higher.

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Choose a food pyramid and set nutritional goals.
Describe the process digesting food.
Summarize types of fruits and vegetables and their related health benefits.
Define carbohydrates and fiber.
Define protein.
Describe calcium, vitamins and minerals and their effect on diet.
Describe the benefits of maintaining a healthy weight.
Summarize exercise routines that complement eating habits.
Summarize methods for decreasing stress and increasing energy.
Describe food allergies, and
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

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