AMSA—Elementary School Nutrition Education
                                      Elementary School
                                     Nutrition Education:
                                  A Teaching Curriculum for First Grade
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                                                                                  American Medical
                                                                                 Student Association
                                                                                      Task Force on
                                                                    Nutrition and Preventive Medicine
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                     Elementary School
                     Nutrition Education:
                  A Teaching Curriculum for First Grade
                          by
                    Andrew M. Tershakovec, M.D.
                       Assistant Professor
                  Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
                   The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
                      Department of Pediatrics
                 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
                     Student Advisor: Bill Resnick,
                 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
                        Class of 1997,
                     for the AMSA Task Force on
                    Nutrition and Preventive Medicine
               Copyright 1997, American Medical Student Association
               & Andrew M. Tershakovec, M.D. Please call AMSA at (703)
               620-6600, ext. 212 or 217, for permission to make copies.
               No fee will be charged.
                        Acknowledgement
             Many people have been helpful in the development of this program. Robin Bagby,
             Cheryl Achterberg and Jeannie McKenzie of the Penn State University Nutrition
             Center provided invaluable advice during the formation of the lesson plans. The
             first grade teachers and students at the Mitchell School in Philadelphia have also
             provided direct feedback as we implemented the program. Most important has been
             the commitment and involvement of the medical students, exemplified by Bill
             Resnick.
                             Contents
            Introduction ...........................................................................................................................5
            General Suggestions and Guidelines .....................................................................................6
            Description of Props ............................................................................................................11
            Lesson I—Introduction th the Nutrition Program ...............................................................10
            Lesson II—Make-up of Food ..............................................................................................13
            Lesson III—Food Building Blocks and How Your Body Uses Them ................................17
            Lesson IV—Eating a Balanced Diet....................................................................................19
            Lesson V—Eating a Balanced Diet .....................................................................................22
            Lesson VI—Eating a Balanced Diet................................................................................... 25
            Lesson VII—Eating a Balanced Diet ..................................................................................29
            Lesson VIII—Contest..........................................................................................................31
            Lesson IX—Nutrition, Health and Your Heart ....................................................................34
            Lesson X—Nutrition, Health and Your Heart .....................................................................37
            Lesson XI—Why Fat Can Be Bad for You .........................................................................41
            Lesson XII—Reading Food Labels to Get Good Nutrition and Avoid Excess Fat.............45
            Lesson XIII—Empowerment...............................................................................................49