Lesson 28: Nutrients for Me

What are Nutrients?
Which ones do I need to keep going and be Happy and Healthy?

Working with your partner, research online to find out:

1. What nutrients do human beings, especially teen girls, need to put into their bodies to keep it going and be healthy? Calcium, Iron, C, B6, Protein...what else?
   
2. What nutrients do the foods on your lists from last week have?
   Choose one food from each food group to research. Present your findings to the class in a google slide show.
3. Here are some helpful links
   
   • Key Nutrients for you
   • Food Guide Pyramid
   • Portion size

Lesson 27: What should I be eating?

Here are links to some food lists that show what you should or should not include in your diet to be at maximum health. These are simply recommendations, you should enjoy what you eat too.
Spring Summer Winter
From these lists:

1. choose some things that you are willing to eat, and record the following in your journal

• 5 vegetables
• 5fruits
• 2 grains
• 2 dairy
• 5 meats and beans(combined)
• 1-2 nuts and seeds

2. list things that you might need to avoid that would be hard for you to give up

Review:
Tai-chi warm up: Angel wings, Master serving tea
Yoga poses today: chair pose, Sun series B, maybe some partner yoga?

Week 26: What's my Constitution?

Your constitution is what you are made up of. This is a combination of body type, emotional type, behavioral type, and mental activity. We did an in class survey to get a general idea of how to best take care of ourselves. We classified three different types, Spring, Summer, and Winter. Based on this information we can see what foods and other health habits are best for out individual constitution.

Tai-chi warm up: Angel wings, Master serving tea
Yoga poses today: chair pose, Sun series B