Teen Health Course 2

Chapter 4: Nutrition

Student Web Activities - Teacher Content

Lesson 3

Answers

1. The bodies of teens are growing and changing rapidly, so they need to eat a variety of foods rich in nutrients.



2. The labels on snack foods will tell you what the food contains. Even though some foods have the words "natural" and "healthy" on them, only checking the ingredients label will tell you if that is true or not.



3. Some examples of snack-food ingredients to avoid include:
   1. Sugar
   2. Hydrogenated fat
   3. Salt



4. The things to look at on a food label are (any 4):
   1. Serving size
   2. Calories
   3. Calories from fat
   4. Percent Daily Values
   5. Total Fat
   6. Saturated and Trans Fat
   7. Unsaturated Fat
   8. Cholesterol
   9. Sodium
   10. Total Carbohydrate
   11. Dietary Fiber
   12. Sugars
   13. Protein
   14. Vitamin A
   15. Vitamin C
   16. Calcium
   17. Iron
   18. Calories per gram



5. Three things you need to do if you want to cut calories are:
   1. Be skeptical of low-fat foods.
   2. Watch out for saturated and trans fat.
   3. Read serving size information.

One really fun way to get into healthy snacking is to teach teens how to make their own snacks. Below are some sites that not only expand on the idea healthy snacking but offer some good recipes as well.

1. Snacks on the Go: http://www.ehealth4teens.org/activity/snacks.php
2. Backpack Snacks: http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/backpack.html
3. Fun and Healthy Snack Recipes: http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/recipesforkids/a/funsnack.htm
4. Teens Smart Snacking on the Go: http://www.virtua.org/page.cfm?id=healthsavvy_display&savvyID=181
5. E Health: http://www.ehealth4teens.org/activity/snacks.php

Lesson 5

Answers

1. Body image is about how you see yourself, how you feel about your body, and the way you think others see you.
2. Some things that influence how teens see themselves include:
   1. A helmet with snag points sticking out
   2. the media
   3. celebrities
   4. fashion models
   5. advertising
   6. teen magazines
   7. family
   8. peer groups



3. It is unrealistic for teens to try to look like people in the media because the images in the media are not real. They get a lot of help with special diets, personal trainers, and by special photo techniques like retouching and digital software programs to improve their looks.



4. Self-esteem influences how you feel about yourself and your body.The better you feel about yourself, the better your body image will be.



5. You can accept your body as it is, become comfortable with the person you are, eat healthy, exercise regularly, and feel good about yourself.

Additional Resources for Teachers

Below are several useful links for exploring teens and body image as it relates to television, movies, and popular culture. A good starting point for a discussion about body image is to talk to students about how looks impact relationships.

1. Relationships and Body Image: http://www.region.peel.on.ca/health/commhlth/bodyimg/relnship.htm
2. A New Way of Thinking: http://www.region.peel.on.ca/health/eating/htmfiles/eshweigh.htm
3. Radiance Magazine: http://www.radiancemagazine.com/
4. National Eating Disorder Information Center: http://www.nedic.ca/
5. Media Watch: http://www.mediawatch.com/welcome.html