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  • Lesson Plan: Nutrition Principles for a Lifetime of Wellness
  • Lesson Plan: More Power To You! The Energy in Food
  • Lesson Plan: Inside the Package - Understanding the Nutrition Facts Label
  • Lesson Plan: We Are What We Eat – Connecting Food and Health
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Lesson Plan: We Are What We Eat – Connecting Food and Health

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19901
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9
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12
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Stephen F. Austin State University

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In this lesson, students will apply knowledge about digestion and metabolism to making decisions related to food intake and physical fitness.  Students will research effects of food choices and strategies to prevent diet-related diseases.

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