Nutrition

THINK! Which girl does eat food from which part of the food pyramid? How much? What? Follow pictures selected by teacher whith some people suffer from obesity and from anorexy.

Students write their opinions on self – adhesive note papers and stick them on a blackboard Discussion Sorting Conclusion

BISCUITS 1 e.g. 8 biscuits are on a plate, queue of 10 pupils – each takes 1 biscuit, there is not enough for the ninth and tenth ones – they will die of hunger replenish 8 biscuits again and it continues but anybody else must not come Conclusion – 2 of 10 people will die of hunger (until the age of 50)

BISCUITS 2 Number of biscuits corresponds to three quarters of number of pupils half of group of pupils will have whole biscuit, the rest of pupils will have just only piece of biscuit Conclusion – one half of people suffer from malnutrition Empathy – understanding of hunger sensation and food deficiency

THINK! 1) What is the connection between following photographs? Follow pictures with children suffer from hunger and people suffer from anorexy.

2) Think about the causes which lead to these results. 3) Write as many words as you can regarding the individual photographs (Work in groups, presentation of opinions)

Is this ideal of beauty????? Follow pictures with extremly thin models.

How do you like it? What is bulimia, anorexy? (discussion)

How I see and feel myself? What does influence my opinion? What do the other people say? (friends, family members, media…)

Do you think that there are some differences between women and men in way how they see oneselves and their ideals of beauty? (Discussion) anabolic, steroids, bodybuilding anorexy …

Can you see connection? ???????. Add some photos with people suffer from obesity.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. Is it true?

Food samples Competition: There are 15 different kinds of food on a table covered with a cloth. Each group chooses one pupil who observes presented food for 15 s. Then he comes back and says what he has seen. The winner is group with the highest number of recorded kinds of food.

FOOD Distribute food samples from previous game into main groups of food kinds (dairy products, cereals, fruit and vegetables, meat, fats) Tasks for groups: - What does particular food kinds provide us? -What could be the results of insufficient input of some main groups of food kinds? -Presentation of results of groups, evaluation.

My pyramid 1)Draw pyramid. 2)Write or draw kinds of food you eat most often into its base. 3)Put kinds of food you eat less often into higher levels. 4)Kinds of food you eat rarely should be on the top. 5)Compare your pyramid with following picture. Find differences and correspondences. Discussion.

BMI (Body Mass Index) Calculation: Calculate your BMI (secretly)

BMI Body Mass Index underweight normal weight overweight obesity

Explain 1) Explain differences between overweight and obese with help of BMI graphs. 2) Try to find causes of obese? 3) Which healthy risks does obese bring? 4) How we can fight against obese or overweight? 5) Do only people suffer from obese or overweight? 6) Do you consider the calculation of BMI to be right? Could some factors influence value of BMI? (height, gravidity, health, condition …)

This topic could reappear at the lesson of history, geography etc.