Title: Nutrition and Wellness (19253-36)

Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
  Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
  Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving.
  Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.
  Demonstrate integrity.
  Demonstrate work ethic.
  WorkplaceReadinessSkillsPoster2019.pdf
Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
  Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.
  Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.
  Demonstrate respect for diversity.
  Demonstrate customer service skills.
  Collaborate with team members.
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
  Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
  Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
  Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
  Manage time and resources.
  Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
  Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
  Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
  Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
  Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
  Demonstrate professionalism.
  Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
  Demonstrate workplace safety.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
  Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.
  Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.
  Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.
  Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
  Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
  Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
  Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
  Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.
  (Optional) Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.
  Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.
  (Optional) Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.
Balancing Work and Family
  Analyze the meaning of work and the meaning of family.
  Compare how families affect work life and how work life affects families.
  Identify strategies for balancing work and family roles.
Understanding Nutrition and Wellness
  Explain nutrition.
  Explain wellness.
  Explore factors that influence wellness and lifestyle practices across the lifespan.
  Examine how health challenges effect wellness.
  Examine the relationship between personal choices and wellness.
  Explain the relationship between physical fitness and wellness.
  Analyze factors that affect emotional well-being.
  Explain the relationship between stress and wellness.
  Implement strategies to manage stress.
  Identify eating patterns and their effects on wellness.
  (Optional) Research the effects of food fads and diet fads on wellness.
  Compose a personal wellness plan.
  Identify community resources for nutrition and wellness.
  Investigate topics related to nutrition and wellness.
Investigating Principles of Nutrition
  Analyze economic, environmental, and social determinants that influence food choices and other nutritional practices.
  Identify the functions of macronutrients and the body’s requirements for each.
  Identify the functions of micronutrients and the body’s requirements for each.
  Compare human nutritional needs at different stages of life.
  Explore basic concepts of nutrition for meeting health-related dietary needs.
  Describe the effects of government policies and regulations on nutrition and wellness.
Ensuring Food Safety
  Outline steps for cleaning and sanitizing food-preparation utensils and equipment.
  Demonstrate safe preparation and handling practices for food.
  Identify types of food-borne illnesses (i.e., pathogenic and parasitic infections).
  Apply safety and sanitation procedures in the handling, processing, and storing of food products.
Planning Menus and Preparing Food
  Identify the components of a standardized recipe.
  Apply science-based dietary guidelines when planning menus.
  Use the nutrition facts label to evaluate the nutritional quality of foods.
  Perform nutritional analyses of recipes and menus.
  Develop a food budget and comparison-shopping strategies for healthy eating.
  Apply time-management principles when planning, preparing, and serving food.
  Select food-preparation utensils and equipment.
  Create nutrient-dense foods using recipes and food preparation methods.
  Prepare a modified recipe to meet dietary needs.
  Prepare a recipe for one of the life stages.
Using Science and Technology in Food Management
  (Optional) Analyze the effect of advances in technology and science on the food industry.
  Apply basic food-science principles to food preparation.
  Identify strategies for conserving environmental resources with regard to food purchase, storage, and disposal.
Exploring Careers in the Field of Nutrition and Wellness
  Explore career pathways in the field of nutrition and wellness.
  Evaluate personal assets for potential careers.
  Match personal assets to specific careers in nutrition and wellness.
ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION
  8229 Student Competency Record Copyright 2023.xlsx
  Nutrition and Wellness Standards Correlations 8228 8229.docx
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