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C2. Making Healthy Choices
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9–12 | Health and Physical Education
an online gambling, gaming, or shopping addiction is in danger of spending money they do not have and of isolating themselves socially.” “Abuse of substances or addictive behaviours may lead a person to reject their spiritual beliefs.”
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Teacher prompt: “First Nation, Métis, and Inuit cultures often consider the broad-based community impact of addictions in their approaches to healing and treatment. What are some dimensions of healing in these cultures?”
Student: “Having an understanding of who you are and being proud of your heritage are an important part of being healthy and are also important in healing. Elders and/or traditional healers from within the community and often from other communities and regions provide support for individuals, families, and the community to help them heal. The idea is that one person’s healing connects to the well-being of the community. Songs, dances, games and activities, stories, prayers, and ceremonies are some community-based healing methods that are used.”
By the end of this course, students will:
Healthy Eating
C2.1 explain how their knowledge of physical and emotional factors that influence personal eating habits (e.g., level of physical activity, physical stage of development, hunger and satiety cues from their bodies, food allergies and sensitivities, hydration and nutritional needs, body image, peer and family influence, stress) can be applied to making healthy eating choices [PS, CT]
Teacher prompt: “In addition to eating for energy and nourishment, people eat – or choose not to eat – for all kinds of reasons, including comfort, pleasure, celebration, body image, and peer pressure. It is important to be aware of how these factors can affect healthy food choices. Give me an example of an emotional or social factor that may influence your food and beverage choices.”
Student: “We can be influenced by unrealistic media images of ideal bodies. Accepting these unrealistic ideals as the norm and feeling that you don’t measure up to them can lead to unhealthy eating habits, such as crash dieting, skipping meals, or using unhealthy supplements. We need to recognize that healthy bodies come in all shapes and sizes.”
C2.2 assess the nutritional implications of a variety of dietary choices, including those reflecting current dietary trends, and explain how they can make personal choices that will provide the nutritional requirements for a healthy, active life [PS, CT]
Teacher prompt: “People can make dietary choices for a variety of reasons, such as concerns about the treatment of animals, food allergies or sensitivities, environmental concerns related to food production methods, a desire to eat local food, beliefs in the nutritional benefits of consuming or avoiding certain foods, or the desire to be more energetic or to maintain a healthy weight. What are some dietary practices that are common in Canada today? How consistent are these with the recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide?”
Students: “Some people follow a vegetarian diet, which is meatless, or a vegan diet, which includes no animal products at all. Many prefer traditional ethnic or culturally specific diets. Most of these diets are healthy and consistent with the recommendations of the guide, which is available in several different languages. There is also a version for First Nation, Inuit, and Métis people, which includes recommendations about traditional ‘country food’ diets that are based on fish, game, and wild berries.” “Many people are attracted by fad diets that promise rapid weight loss. These can cause more harm than good, making people lose control over their eating or causing uncontrollable feelings of
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