Lifelong Healthy Eating

Engage in lifelong healthy eating

Students learn skills to engage in lifelong healthy eating. 

Elementary Learning Goals

Prek-kindergarten:

• Identify the major food groups and benefits of eating a variety of foods

First-third grades: 

• Demonstrate the ability to make and communicate appropriate food choices
• Identify eating and drinking behaviors that contribute to maintaining good health
• Understand that eating a variety of foods from the different food groups is vital for good health

Fourth-fifth grades:

• Demonstrate the ability to make good decisions about healthy eating behaviors
• Demonstrate the ability to set a goal in order to enhance personal nutrition
• Understand the connection between food intake and physical health

Middle and High School Learning Goals

Middle school: Sixth-eighth grades:

• Evaluate the validity and reliability of information, products, and services to enhance healthy eating behaviors
• Demonstrate the ability to make healthy food choices in a variety of settings

High school: Ninth-12th grades:

• Understand the impact of healthy and unhealthy diets on daily living
• Analyze how family, peers, media, culture, and technology influence healthy eating choices
• Demonstrate ways to take personal responsibility for healthy eating