Food and Health

Introduction

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”(Mahatma Gandhi). Food has an impact on our health. Then our choices of the type of food will reflect on our health. Eating home-cooked food is healthy and clean. While fast food is unhealthy and contains too much fat.

What is the relationship between food and health?

Task

Students will work in a group of 5 to complete the tasks:

1- Discover which type of food is better for our health:

a- Search through the provided websites; what is the difference between the home-cooked food and fast food?

b- Use the indications to state which type of food is better for our health (home-cooked food or fast food)?

2- Present your findings:

a- Write the reasons for choosing one type of food over the other (using the statistics and facts)?

b- Present orally these reasons in front of the class.

3- Provide information about:

a) The relationship of healthy food and the good health.

b) Write an essay about the effects of healthy food on our health.

Process

Step 1: Get in groups of 5 students.

Step 2: Use the websites listed in the “credit” section.

Step 3: After reading, use the information to decide which type of food is better for our health.

Step 4: write on sheet of paper your findings.

a- Give the reasons for that choice of type of food.

b- Include the statistics and the facts.

Step 5: Present your findings in front of the class.

Step 6: Write an essay about the effects of healthy food on our health. Include:

a- The advantages of the healthy home-cooked food.

b- How to avoid unhealthy food.

Evaluation

Each group will be evaluated on a scale of 1-3 for different criteria.

Evaluation Rubric

1- Unsatisfactory. 2- Marginal. 3- Target.

	1	2	3
Following Directions	I did not follow directions and had a troublesome time ‎understanding what to do‎.	I took after headings; ‎ but had a troublesome time ‎staying on errand and had ‎to be reminded at times‎.	I took after all ‎directions and was ‎always on task.
Working in Your Group	I was not able function admirably ‎with my gathering. I didn't ‎help my group.‎	I experienced issues with ‎my amass, however I helped ‎my gather somewhat.	I had no issues ‎working with my ‎group.‎
Utilization of Resources	I didn't utilize the ‎resources.‎	I utilized a few assets ‎well.‎	I utilized all the ‎resources I needed to ‎complete my tasks.
Written explanation of why you chose that type of food.	It was missing some parts.	It was okay, but still some part was missing.	The paper was great and all parts were included.
Essay	It was missing some parts.	It was okay, but still some part was missing.	The essay was clear and all parts were included.

Conclusion

Dear Group,

Congratulations! Your group has discovered what best food for our health is. You learnt the differences between home-cooked food and fast food. And you learnt the relationship between the good food and our health. Thanks for the hard work.

Regards,