High School Block:

Nutrition 120

Understanding nutrition is fundamental to living a healthy life. In Nutrition 120, learners will explore a variety of practices to contribute to individual and community nutritional well-being, including nutritional practices, community influences, marketing strategies and sustainability related to eating practices. Learners will examine the basic science of nutrition as well as influences (e.g., internal, external), on their individual eating experiences while exploring cultural and community connections to the foods they eat. By thinking critically about the “why” behind food marketing and regulation standards, they will develop skills necessary to recognize their personal nutritional needs in relation to their own bodies, experiences, and influences. By completing this course, learners will be able to determine the energy needs of their own bodies and make informed decisions around eating.

CONTEXTS AND CONCEPTS

Nutrition

  • Positive food experiences
  • Canada’s Food Guide (history and evolution)
  • Cultural connections to nutrition
Understanding the Basics

  • Role of nutrients
  • Chronic illnesses – management and prevention
  • Food regulations
Societal Impacts

  • Diet culture
  • Food advertising
  • Sustainable practices
  • Career pathways
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GRADE 12

Strand: Nutrition

Big Idea: Individual and Societal Nutrition

Skill Descriptor: Examine personal nutrition.

Global Competencies: CTPS, CM, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

  • Reflect on how individual nutrition choices contribute to overall health.
  • Reflect on positive nutritional practices (when, where, and with whom you eat).
  • Discuss the history and evolution of Canada’s Food Guide.
  • Connect individual food choices to hunger and fullness cues.

Big Idea: Cultural Connections

Skill Descriptor: Appreciate the role culture plays in experiencing food.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SGC, CM

Achievement Indicators:

  • Reflect on and share a family/community tradition related to food.
  • Examine the role of culture related to food practices.
  • Discuss the influence of Wabanaki traditional practices on food procurement and preparation.

Strand: Understanding the Basics

Big Idea: Nutrients

Skill Descriptor: Explain the role of nutrients in the body.

Global Competencies: CM, CL

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explain the role of water, carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, and minerals in the body.
  • Describe how different foods provide energy to fuel the body.

Big Idea: Chronic conditions

Skill Descriptor: Investigate the role of nutrition related to chronic conditions.

Global Competencies: CM, CL, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Discuss what makes a condition chronic.
  • Investigate nutritional needs related to chronic conditions.
  • Determine ways to prevent and/or manage chronic conditions through nutrition.

Strand: Societal Impacts

Big Idea: Marketing

Skill Descriptor: Investigate the impact of marketing on food.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SGC, CL

Achievement Indicators:

  • Explain how advertising affects food choices.
  • Analyze how food placement in stores impacts choices.
  • Discuss how choices are influenced by brand partnering (celebrity endorsement, influencers, promotions, etc.).
  • Examine food cost trends over the past few years.
  • Evaluate the impact of food costs on food choices.

Skill Descriptor: Analyze current trends and influences in diet culture.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Discuss the characteristics of a fad diet.
  • Research current trends influencing diet (energy drinks, protein supplements, etc.).
  • Determine the potential impact of diet culture on personal and community health.

Big Idea: Food Regulation

Skill Descriptor: Evaluate public regulations for food distribution.

Global Competencies: CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

  • Examine procedures used in safe food handling (storage, preservation, sanitation, food borne illness).
  • Investigate certification requirements and processes for consumer labelling  (genetically modified and organic).

Strand: Societal Implications

Big Idea: Sustainable Future

Skill Descriptor: Determine sustainable practices.

Global Competencies: CM, CL, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

  • Discuss how food choices impact the environment (transportation of food, pest control, etc.).
  • Describe alternative packaging methods for sustainability (reusable/compostable containers, refillable bottles, etc.).
  • Examine local options for sustainable food choices (buy local, grow own food, community gardens, etc.).

Skill Descriptor: Explore career pathways related to nutrition.

Global Competencies: CTPS, CM

Achievement Indicators:

  • Compare provincial and national requirements for nutrition related careers.
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