3.4 Serving Size, Hydration and Digestion
This is Lesson 3.4 (“Serving Size, Hydration and Digestion”) from the Grow Your PALS Program Guide, part of the National FFA Mentoring Program’s Food and Nutrition unit. In this small-group lesson, students examine snack packaging labels to determine and compare serving sizes, identify common ingredients in foods with large versus small serving sizes, and conduct a coffee-filter/drink-mix activity to learn why water is important in aiding digestion. It includes an interest approach, teaching strategies, application ideas, and a short-response assessment with answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Determine serving sizes based on packaging labels.
- Describe how serving size can vary depending upon nutritional information.
- Describe why water is important in aiding digestion.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 30 minutes.
- Materials
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- Pleated coffee filter
- Powered drink mix
- Teaspoon
- Ruler
- Glass of water
- Large paperclips
- Ten different snacks in original packaging (chips, cookies, fruit, candy, nuts, cheese sticks, etc.), for each small group
- Small paper plates
- Plastic utensils (if any of the snacks require them)
- PALS3.4.SG.ASSESS.A
- Unit
- Food and Nutrition
- Lesson Type
- Small Group
- Precepts
- G. Physical Growth — G4. Set goals for long-term health.
- Key Terms
- Serving size; Hydrate
- Resources
- National FFA Organization. (2003). LifeKnowledge Precepts and Signs of Success.
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.02.01.01.bCreate a balanced menu to ensure appropriate proportions of desired nutritional elements.
- CS.02.01.03.aDescribe practices that must be maintained to achieve long term health.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NS.K-4.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
- NT.K-12.5Technology Research Tools.