List of Benchmarks for Health | | Standard 6. | Understands essential concepts about nutrition and diet | | | Level Pre-K (Grades Pre-K) | | | 1. | Knows that some foods are more nutritious than others | | | Level I (Grades K-2) | | | 1. | Classifies foods and food combinations according to the food groups | | | Level II (Grades 3-5) | | | 1. | Knows the nutritional value of different foods | | | 2. | Knows healthy eating practices (e.g., eating a nutritious breakfast, eating a variety of foods, eating nutritious meals and snacks at regular intervals to satisfy individual energy and growth needs) | | | 3. | Knows factors that influence food choices (e.g., activity level, peers, culture, religion, advertising, time, age, health, money/economics, convenience, environment, status, personal experience) | | | 4. | Knows how food-preparation methods and food-handling practices affect the safety and nutrient quality of foods | | | Level III (Grades 6-8) | | | 1. | Understands how eating properly can help to reduce health risks (in terms of anemia, dental health, osteoporosis, heart disease, cancer, malnutrition) | | | 2. | Knows appropriate methods to maintain, lose, or gain weight according to individual needs and scientific research | | | 3. | Knows eating disorders that affect health adversely (e.g., anorexia, overeating, bulimia) | | | 4. | Knows the principles of food safety involved with food storage and preparation (e.g., proper refrigeration, hand washing, proper cooking and storage temperatures) | | | Level IV (Grades 9-12) | | | 1. | Understands how nutrient and energy needs vary in relation to gender, activity level, and stage of life cycle | | | 2. | Understands the reliability and validity of various sources of food and nutrition information (e.g., dietary supplements, diet aids, fad diets, food labels) | | | 3. | Understands the role of food additives and their relationship to health |
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