Let’s Talk Alcohol Teens and Nutrition
When searching for a video about teens, I just found things about unhealthy eating. Making unhealthy food
choices may be low on a teenager’s priority list. “Why should I worry about eating good? I already look
good” may be a teenager’s response.
There are many factors that impact teenagers : biological and physiological changes, economic and
political circumstances, cultural, ethnic and community circumstances, family, peers, and environmental
factors and the list goes on.
What is “Challenge Day”? Watch this 15 minute excerpt from a 90 minute documentary to learn about
“Challenge Day”. Click here Link (Links to an external site.)
https://www.personalgrowthcourses.net/video/challenge_day
Scenario: To serve the needs of its students, Your school administrators and its faculty decided to use
elements of this documentary, “Challenge Day”, to transform this high school into a better one.
You are the Food Service Director for this High School. You are a Nutritionist and you manage the cafeteria
and its staff. It is the Month of March. Each March is designated as National Nutrition Month by the
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Here is a link to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Link (Links to
an external site.) https://www.eatright.org/
Reflect on the “Challenge Day” video and its themes. Think about Nutrition and Teens.
How would you promote National Nutrition Month to this high school? What activities or strategies would
you implement to motivate the students in this school to eat healthier based on this “Challenge Day” video?
What changes within your control, as the Food Service Director, would you make to better serve the needs
of the students in this high school?
Reflect on this entire course. Be creative.
What are Your thoughts?