Nutrition and Wellness
Course Description: This course is designed to expose the students to a variety of topics that are essential when
addressing personal and family well-being. The student will explore how life style choices impact physical,
social, and emotional health. This course will also help the student gain a basic understanding of how to select,
store, and prepare foods to meet the nutrition and wellness needs of individuals and families while taking into
consideration disease and illness prevention, food safety concerns, special deitary needs, and financial
constraints.
Attendance: It is your responsibility to be present for each day of class. If you have missed a class (excused or
unexcused), you are responsible for getting your make-up work assignments from the daily assignments
notebook. You have 2 days to make-up work for each day of absence. Assignments for unexcused absences
might be required before assessment of the current unit of study, but these assignments will receive zero credit.
Tardies: You will be considered tardy if you are not in the room at the FIRST sound of the tardy bell. If you
have an excuse, bring it with you; otherwise, you will be reported to the office as being tardy to class. You will
also be counted as tardy if you have to leave the room to get an admit slip. For each tardy, you will serve 10
minutes after school that same day beginning no later than 3:20 in my room. If you do not follow through, you
will serve the consequences described in the disciplinary point system.
Passes: Passes to the restroom and locker during class are highly discouraged. You will be given 1 pass out of
the room per quarter with no consequence. If you request additional passes, you will need to make up 10
minutes after school on the same day beginning no later than 3:20 in my room. If you do not follow through, you
will serve the consequences described in the disciplinary point system.
Outcome: Listed below are the units we will study this semester.
1. TLW evaluate the interrelationship between life style choices and the physical, social, emotional and mental
components of wellness.
2. TLW examine dietary guidelines while planning to meet the wellness needs of individuals and families.
3. TLW utilize dietary guidelines, consumer skills, and kitchen skills while planning, preparing, and serving
nutritious foods.
4. TLW analyze the factors that impact food choices.
5. TLW analyze safety and sanitation practices that promote safe food handling.
6. TLW analyze personal and family needs and health issues related to nutrition consumption throughout the
life cycle.
7. TLW examine the nutritional and wellness resources, information, eating practices, and physical activity in
relation to maintaining a healthy weight and life long health and wellness.
8. TLW examine food production and other factors that affect consumer food choices.
9. TLW examine nutrition and wellness related careers.
Equipment List:
1. Class Fee…paid to the office
2. A clean, full-length fabric apron.
3. Blank note cards (a recipe box and index guide might also be beneficial)
4. Hairband for long hair
5. Rubber gloves if your hands are sensitive to dish soap.
6. Notebook or a section of a notebook.
7. Pen or pencil--everyday!!
8. Calculator--not required, but would be helpful on lab days.