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Healthful Living Education — Grade 8
Goal 4
- Objective 4.01
- Identify food preparation techniques that add less fat and sugar to foods.
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- Objective 4.02
- Analyze barriers to personal healthful eating patterns and describe strategies for overcoming these barriers.
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- Objective 4.03
- Evaluate the benefit of consuming adequate amounts of Vitamins A, E, and C, magnesium, calcium, iron, fiber, folic acid, and water and a variety of foods that contain high amounts of each nutrient.
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- Objective 4.04
- Demonstrate the ability to develop a healthful personal eating plan that incorporates food choices inside and outside of the home setting.
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- Objective 4.05
- Differentiate between body composition and body weight, and compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of using a variety of methods for assessing body composition.
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- Objective 4.06
- Demonstrate how to balance caloric intake with caloric expenditure to maintain, gain, or reduce weight in a healthy manner.
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- Objective 4.07
- Identify media and peer pressures for unhealthy weight control through eating disorders, fad dieting, excessive exercise, and smoking.
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- Objective 4.08
- Recognize and describe signs, symptoms, and consequences of common eating disorders and identify resources for help.
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- Objective 4.09
- Demonstrate how to calculate a Body Mass Index and explain the purpose, limitations, and possible uses of BMI scores.
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- Objective 4.10
- Analyze and explain the benefits of physical activity (physical, social, and emotional).
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