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= **“Healthy Eating”**  = · How can we teach others to cook healthy meals they will want to eat?
 * Group Members:** Kathyrn Shortuse, Timothy Hare, Rachael Smith
 * Group Number:** 4
 * Course Number:** [|**__EDIM502INC_201020A__**]
 * Overview:** You constantly hear medical professionals, dietitians, nutritionists telling everyone they should be eating healthy foods and meals. But not everyone understands what makes a particular food or meal “healthy.” You can make a difference by helping to educate others on how to eat healthier.
 * The Big Idea:** Teaching others to create and eat well-balanced, healthy meals
 * The Essential Question:**
 * The Challenge:** Produce a multimedia presentation that teaches others how to modify recipes and create healthy meals.
 * Guiding Questions:**
 * What is “healthy” eating?
 * Why should we eat healthy?
 * What do we need to know to eat healthier?
 * What cooking methods are conducive to creating a healthy meal?
 * How does the food guide pyramid affect the components of a well-balanced meal?
 * What fundamental knowledge and tools are necessary for creating a healthy, well-balanced meal?
 * What is a strong medium to show/teach others what they need to know to cook/eat healthier?
 * What do we need to know to produce a cooking video?

**Guiding Activities:** 1. “Dietary Guidelines” Exercise– Student groups resaerch information from the MyPyramid.gov web site on the food pyraimid and dietary guidelines to get a better understanding of managing healthy diets. 2. How to Read Food Labels - Student groups must demystify Food Labels to comprehend how they can be used to determine the “healthy” factor of foods by completing the “Make Your Calories Count” Exercises. Student groups complete the activities and exercises from the FDA web site to get a better understanding of managing healthy diets. 3. Script Writing- Student groups will compose a script for the cooking show video using the available resources. **Solution/Action:**
 * Guiding Resources:**
 * //Make Your Calories Count// is an interactive learning program that provides consumers with information to help plan a healthful diet while managing calorie intake. The exercises will help consumers use the food label to make decisions about which food choice is right for them. __[]__
 * Advertsigin examples for healthy eating can be found on this website.   __[|www.MyPyramid.gov]__
 * Following A Healthy Eating Plan is provided by the //American Heart Association// and includes information on how to follow better eating habits for a healthier lifestyle. [|__http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1088__]
 * The Department of Health and Human Services provides an entire site to finding //Deliciously Healthy Eating Recipes// . The recipes included on this website have been modified to create a HEALTHY meal. When reviewing these recipes, look for works such as: reduced fat, low-soduim, and whole grain. [|__http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/healthyeating/(X(1)S(fio10wqapd43h455bytxf0ab))/Default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1__]
 * Pay close attention to the "Making Smater Choices" link. This information will be extremely useful when modifiying recipes [|__http://www.mypyramid.gov/STEPS/nutrientdensefoods.html__]
 * Most consumers are unaware how useful the food label resource can be. Get more information here. [|__http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/ConsumerInformation/ucm114022.htm__]
 * Tips for students on what they need to know about producing a cooking show. __ [|www.associatedcontent.com] __
 * This resources offers tips and techniques on the video editing process. __ [|www.videomaker.com] __
 * Tips and tutorials on how to use a video camera. __ [|www.mediacollege.com] __
 * Tips on how to write a script for a cooking show. []
 * Example of the format for a script. []
 * Example of a two-column script format. This is probably the best bet for the cooking show. []

Students researched what makes particular foods and meals healthy. The students demonstrated this knowledge by planning a healthy meal based on the recommended dietary guidelines and preparing a multimedia presentation to help educate others on the benefits of healthy eating, how to identify what goes into a healthy meal, how to find healthy meals that are great-tasting and people want to eat, and how to prepare such meals.