In this unit, you learned about:

Define the skills necessary to promote healthy life-long eating habits
Understand how to balance caloric needs based on personal energy output
Utilize the MyPlate to apply the concepts of moderation, balance, and variety to personal nutrition
Compare, contrast and evaluate food labels for nutritional value, prioritizing foods that are nutritionally dense over those with empty calories
Recognize nutritional diversity as it relates to health and diseases of various social, cultural, and ethnic groups
Examine the complexity of factors that may lead to eating disorders, and then describe the symptoms, effects, and treatments (over-eating, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia)
Critique various diet choices, fads, media influences and their health implications
Evaluate the impact of daily physical activity and exercise on lifelong health
Explain the components of fitness (cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, muscular endurance, muscular strength, and body composition) and how they relate to overall well-being

Use this quiz to check your understanding of the topics above before proceeding to take the Competency. If you have questions or holes in your knowledge, work with a peer to learn that information OR contact Ms. A for help!