In Defense of Food

In Defense of Food

Podcast available online at www.jneb.org New Resources for Nutrition Educators CURRICULA In Defense of Food. Bhana H, Koch P, Uno C, Contento I. 201...

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Podcast available online at www.jneb.org

New Resources for Nutrition Educators

CURRICULA In Defense of Food. Bhana H, Koch P, Uno C, Contento I. 2015. Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education, and Policy, Columbia Teachers College, 525 W 120th St, New York, NY 10027. Curriculum. Available at no cost at www.pbs.org/food/features/in-defenseof-food-resources/. Accessed February 8, 2016. This curriculum, a companion to the PBS documentary In Defense of Food, uses activities and film clips to give young people aged 10 to 14 new tools to think critically about food. . As they progress through the 10 lessons, they will discover what Michael Pollan means by his nowfamous answer: Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Healthy Plants.—Teachers College, Columbia University Timely. Thorough. Teachable. All of these words describe the educational resources available for use with Pollan's In Defense of Food documentary. The 308-page curriculum guide is divided into 4 parts that coincide with Pollan's philosophy of Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Healthy Plants, and Celebrate. A total of 10 lessons (3 each for the first 3 tenets of Pollan's philosophy

and 1 for Celebrate) are provided complete with lesson procedures, learning objectives, activity sheets, lesson resources, and in-class educational materials. Given the ongoing need for evidence-based curriculum that promotes healthy eating behaviors of individuals of all ages, the no-cost In Defense of Food curriculum is timely. Although the curriculum is designed for the preteen to early teen group, it can easily be adapted to teens and adults by slightly tweaking some of the activities and perhaps asking slightly more difficult questions. The incorporation of a variety of educational strategies such as activity sheets, food preparation activities, video clips, games, and card sorting activities provides for a diversity of learning styles. The thoroughness of the curriculum guide, including an instructionally staged approach from the lesson's ‘‘First Bite’’ to the ‘‘Lesson Opener,’’ the ‘‘Preparation Sheet,’’ and the family support pages, is a busy educator's dream.

Although the learning objectives are not articulated with Common Core standards, the objectives are clearly presented for the educator to articulate. The depth of the material is more than adequate for this age group and beyond. The concepts promote those teachable moments that delight educators, and incorporate hands-on, practical learning activities to enhance the self-efficacy of learners. This curriculum guide provides a multitude of activities that will engage even the most stubborn of learners. The inclusion of the curriculum presented in the In Defense of Food curriculum guide is a worthwhile addition to a nutrition educator's toolbox.

Melanie Tracy Burns, PhD, RDN, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, 600 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2016.04.001

Cite this article as Burns MT. In Defense of Food [New Resources for Nutrition Educators]. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2016;48:433.

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