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Standards project achieves : . Fruit Boogie!. SuperFoods. Foods that have powerful Health benefits!. Why Teach Super Foods?. Developmentally appropriate Engaging and student directed Saves on Food Budget Based on National Standards Effects behavior change Simple grading rubric.
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Standards project achieves: Fruit Boogie!
SuperFoods Foods that have powerful Health benefits!
Why Teach Super Foods? • Developmentally appropriate • Engaging and student directed • Saves on Food Budget • Based on National Standards • Effects behavior change • Simple grading rubric
Superfoods are Nutritional Powerhouse Foods • They are loaded with phytonutrients that are nonvitamin, nonmineral components in food that provide health benefits. • They are proven to help prevent and reverse aging, cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, hypertension, certain cancers, dementia, and extend your health span.
INTRODUCING THE SUPERFOODS Brought to you by Leslie Deakins Federal Way SD and Valerie Barabe Puyallup SD
Broccoli • One of the most powerful foods in one’s dietary arsenal against cancer!
Beans • Low-fat protein • Fiber • B Vitamins • Iron • Phytonutrients
Blueberries • One of the 3 major super • Superfoods! • One of the foods highest in antioxidants
Oats • It can lower serum cholesterol levels, especially LDL
ORANGES • Americas 1st health food!
Pumpkin • One of the most nutritionally valuable foods we have • Not a vegetable, but a fruit
WILD SALMON • Hasn’t been included in our diets like it should be • Rich in Omega-3 fatty acids
Soy • Inexpensive source of protein • Vitamin Rich • Lots of fiber • Plant source of omega-3 fatty acids • Offers a wealth of phytonutrients
Spinach • We have more information on spinach than any other potential candidate of nutrient health benefits
TEA • Cheap • No calories • Relaxation • Tastes good • Lowers blood pressure • Reduces Cancer
Tomatoes • Excellent source of lycopene, that helps prevent cancer, raises the SPF factor of your skin, helps prevent blindness
Turkey • One of the leanest protein sources • Inexpensive • Lower in saturated fat than chicken
Walnuts Eating a handful of these a day may reduce your chance of having a heart attack by as much as 51%
Yogurt • Contributes to the balance of microorganisms in the body • Digestible form of milk products that provide calcium
Avocados • One of the most nutritionally-dense fruits per gram • Improves body’s ability to absorb nutrients
Cinnamon • Cinnamon functions as a “brain boost” Encourages cognitive ability • Is a glucose moderator and is antibacterial
Dark Chocolate Has more flavonols than apples, cherries, red wine, and tea
Extra Virgin Olive Oil • Reduces the risk for breast/ colon cancer • Lowers blood pressure • Improves cardiovascular health • Good source of vitamin E
Garlic • It is a anti-inflammatory and has antiviral properties • Has been used to treat stroke, cancer, immune disorders, arthritis, and cerebral aging
Honey • Treatment for respiratory diseases, skin ulcers, wounds, urinary diseases, and dandruff • Darker the honey, higher levels of antioxidants
Kiwi • Helps prevent asthma, osteoarthritis and colon cancer • Reduces the risk of stroke, cancer, and heart disease
Onions • Reduce risk of heart disease by 20% • Lowers risk of cancers of the lungs, brain, stomach and esophagus
Pomegranates • They have 2 to 3 times the antioxidant power of equal amounts of green tea or red wine!
Apples • Have been proven to be potent weapons against cancer, heart disease, asthma, and type II diabetes compared with other fruits and vegetables
SuperFoods Project • Select a SuperFood that you want to become more knowledgeable about and sign up to reserve it • Prepare a lesson about the food and its benefits • Power Point or Poster Visuals Required • Find a recipe or sample of the food that you can prepare in 5 minutes or less of class time • Teach lesson and share sample of the food (10 minute max) • Use presentation rubric as a guide. • Presentations will be next week on_________
Assessment for all presentations • What is the Superfood? What do we know about the history of the food? • What are the nutritional and/or health benefits of the food? • How much do you need? Are there any “side kicks?” • How can you incorporate the food in your diet? • What are other interesting facts about this particular Superfood?
SuperFoods SuperFoods HealthStyle Stephen Pratt, M.D., and Kathy Matthews