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5342 (NTRN WLNS)

Nutrition and Wellness enables students to realize the components and lifelong benefits of sound nutrition and

wellness practices and empowers them to apply these principles in their everyday lives. A project-based approach

that utilizes higher order thinking, communication, leadership, and management processes is recommended in

order to integrate suggested topics into the study of individual and family issues. Topics include impact of daily

nutrition and wellness practices on long-term health and wellness; physical, social, and psychological aspects of

healthy nutrition and wellness choices; planning for Wellness and fitness; selection and preparation of nutritious

meals and snacks based on USDA Dietary Guidelines including the Food Guide Pyramid; safety, sanitation,

storage, and recycling processes and issues associated with nutrition and wellness; impacts of science and

technology on nutrition and wellness issues; and nutrition and wellness career paths. Laboratory experiences

which emphasize both nutrition and wellness practices are required components of this course. This course is

recommended for all students regardless of their career cluster or pathway, in order to build basic nutrition and

wellness knowledge and skills, and is especially appropriate for students with interest in human services,

wellness/fitness, health, or food and nutrition-related career pathways.

Recommended Grade Level: Grade 9 and up

Recommended Prerequisites: None

Credits: Two-semester course, one credit per semester.

Counts as a Directed Elective or Elective for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40

with Technical Honors diplomas

Local programs have the option of offering a second version of the course that is focused more on the fitness

aspects of wellness and nutrition. This version may be taught within the family and consumer sciences

department or it may be interdisciplinary and team taught or co-taught with a teacher licensed in physical

education. A student may earn credits for both versions of the course. No waiver is required in this instance.

Local programs may offer a version of this course for a specific student population, for instance, seniors who have

never had a foods course. Such a course may be differentiated from the regular course offering by using a subtitle

in addition to Nutrition and Wellness. A student may earn credits for multiple versions of the course. No waiver is

required in this instance.

One of the F&CS courses from which students may choose three to fulfill the required Health and Wellness credit

- see State Rule 511 IAC 6-7-6 (6)

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