Sodexo Distance Dietetic Internship
Lesson Plan Template
Fill in all of the following information.
Email to the appropriate internship faculty for approval at least one week prior to giving the presentation.
Name:
Dawn Ortiz
Weight Loss
Title of Presentation: The Key to Successful
Target Audience: Adults in the community attending the health clinic’s monthly nutrition class, ages 30+,
some Spanish only speaking attendees, translator present.
(describe the group, including age, setting of the class, and any other pertinent information)
Date, Location, and Time:
Thursday, March 5th at the Imperial Beach Health Clinic at 5:30pm
1. Learning Objectives (These should be from the learners’ standpoint, be measurable and active do not use
words similar to know, learn or understand):
1) Motivated to start keeping a food journal
2) Recognize how to make SMART goals
3) Start holding themselves accountable by attending weekly weigh-in groups
2. Ice Breaker: Pass out healthy snacks, fruit flavored water, sugar snap peas and homemade sweet potato
chips with a low fat, greek yogurt French onion dip. Ask the group if anyone has ever tried a diet that was
not successful….
3. Presentation Outline
Content outline
List your major points related to
each objective here—that is, this is
the content outline of the class.
Include details, not just your major
topic—this can be a resource for
future classes
Hand out healthy snack
Learning Activities
List any activities or learning
experiences related to each
objective and content here—
describe, don’t just name
Materials Needed
List any materials you will need
for your presentation or
learning activities
Understand that healthy and
delicious snacks can taste
good
Ingredients for snacks
Talk about the key elements of
success for any aspect of life;
determination, discipline and
practice…segway into how to apply
this to a healthy lifestyle.
PPT
Explain how to achieve permanent
weight loss:
Make a commitment, find your
PPT
inner motivation, set realistic
goals, enjoy healthier foods, get
active and stay active, change your
perspective
The importance of keeping a food
journal to monitor calorie
consumption, minimize snacking
and discover diet detours
Ask if anyone has kept a food
journal in the past
Provide helpful hints for keeping a
food journal: recognize triggers
and remove one unhealthy habit
per week
Hold yourself accountable with
weekly weight ins and be able to
track weight loss
PPT
PPT
Ask the audience if they have
ever tried this
PPT
Find a work out partner to hold
each other accountable and make
working out fun
PPT
Explain the importance of not
depriving and eating unhealthy
foods in moderation
PPT
Explain the importance of being
prepared for healthy eating; make
meal plan and grocery store list
PPT
Focus on adding healthy foods
instead of eliminating unhealthy
foods to keep a positive attitude
Refer to the healthy
PPT
modification I made to the
water and snack that was
handed out at the beginning of
class
Explain that a variety of frequent
exercise is a necessary component
to be successful (30-60 min per
day/ 5 days per week)
Group discussion about local
community options for
exercise, including community
pools
PPT
Explain the importance of setting
SMART goals to be successful
Have the audience pick out
which is a SMART goal on the
slide
PPT
Be patient with yourself, weight
gain did not happen overnight, so
weight loss cannot happen
overnight either
PPT
Explain my education piece and
pass out the cards
Education piece handout
attached
4. Evaluation Method/ Activity:
Ask the audience to pick out the SMART goal on the slide
5. Call to Action (Ask your audience what they will do/change as a result of the presentation. Can be oral or
written, shared or not. The point is to get them to commit to some behavior change as a result of your class):
Ask the audience to go around and tell me their own SMART goals
6. Ending/Conclusion:
Ask if there any questions. Pass out my education material assignment as a handout
7. References Used: none