1. August 2, 2012

2. * Your name * Favorite color * How many siblings you have, if any; are you the oldest/youngest? * Pet? * Favorite Olympic Sport. * What do you want to learn from this class? -be honest

3. * Graduated from Etowah High School in 2007 * Played volleyball and basketball throughout HS. * Went to Reinhardt to play volleyball; got hurt and transferred to KSU. * Graduated from KSU in December 2011 with my degree in Health and Physical Education. * Assistant Varsity Volleyball and Basketball coach here at RRHS! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Favorite color: Green * 2 younger sisters-I’m the oldest! * I have a basset hound * Beach/indoor volleyball, men/women’s basketball, swimming, gymnastics, some track/field. * I want to learn new things from YOU!

4. * Keep track for a week what you eat, and drink. * Set it up in a chart; or write a journal. DO NOT make it up-be honest! * If you skip a meal, write it….and why…. * Keep track of your exercise activity as well.

5. * To be well nourished is simply a matter of eating foods with enough of the right nutrients. * Honey and sugar are the same, as far as the body is concerned. * Of all the things in food that cause diseases, sugar is probably the biggest troublemaker. * A teaspoon of fat has more than twice the calories of a teaspoon in sugar. * To be sure to get enough protein, you must eat meat.

6. * Vitamin supplements can be useful in treating many diseases. * As far as nutrients are concerned the more, the better. * The best dietary measure against cancer is to take antioxidant vitamin pills each day. * Most people easily get enough calcium, because it is found in so many foods. * Electrolytes are dissolved minerals that carry electrical charges.

7. * We will have various vocabulary words that will be on the test. * Today, I want you to define all the vocabulary words in chapter 7: Nutrition. * We will cover Chapter 7 and 8 for the next few weeks.

8. * I want a current event turned in tomorrow. * Ideas: Lifestyle choices, new diet plans/ideas, a health issue going on in the world that relates to nutrition or wellness….THESE are ideas-not what you have to look for! BE CREATIVE!