Life Skills Development/Module One/Wellness and Health Care/Nutrition

Introduction/Rationale
This sub-unit addresses ways to develop indivividual capacity to make healthy eating choices that promote wellness and reduce the risk factors associated with the development of lifestyle diseases.

One of the biggest health problems in many countries is poor nutrition. This unit will therefore help to develop a better understanding of good nutrition and how beneficial it is in order to have a healthy, happy, productive population.

Unit Content

This Unit consists of the following broad areas:

Nutrition, Food Groups and Balanced Diet

Life Style Diseases

Fast Food Syndrome

Food Additives

Toxins/GMO

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point

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1. Plan out a one-day meal plan showing the nutritionally balanced meals that you intend to have (breakfast, lunch and dinner)  1.|I have included a balanced breakfast in my plan.|||| 2.|I have included a balanced lunch in my plan.|||| 3.|I have included a balanced dinner in my plan.||||  I included the following for breakfast/lunch/ dinner.|||||||
 * RUBRIC of performance criteria|V. Well Done|Well Done|OK|Not Ok- Will redo by ….
 * Oil|Green Leafy vegetable|Legumes|Protein|Sugar|Carbohydrates|Yellow vegetables

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