Nutrition 101 – Choose Life!, published by Growing Healthy Homes, is an amazing resource written by and for homeschooling families. The book is 448-pages full of nutrition and health information, lessons and topics which will give your child a full understanding of health and well being. The book is made up of 6 Units with 4 chapters in each unit. You can easily make this into a year long study of nutrition and the human body. Each chapter contains hands on activities, recipes and engaging discussion questions with additional resources.
The body systems discussed in each Unit include:
The Brain and Nervous System
The Digestive System
The Respiratory, Olfactory, Auditory and Visual Systems,
The Skeletal and Muscular Systems
The Cardiovascular and Immune Systems
The Endocrine System and Emotions
The units give a wealth of information on which foods are essential for each system to function and how nutrition and help prevent and treat certain illnesses. It also contains fascination health tips!
My thoughts:
I found this curriculum to be quite impressive. When I first learned I had to review a nutrition curriculum I did not expect one that goes well beyond the food pyramid into how the body functions and which foods affect which systems and why. The wealth of information is logically laid out and easy to read. This study will be engaging and life changing for the entire family. I am impressed with how it motivated my family to live a healthier lifestyle. My kids will frequently point out which foods are good for you and why! In addition the recipes are fantastic! This is definitely a 5 golden pencil curriculum. I never put much into teaching nutrition until I read this curriculum.
Nutrition 101 is available for purchase in 3 different formats: Book ($99.95), CD-ROM ($79.95), or Book and CD-ROM together ($129.95). There is also a multiple user licence available for co-op use.