Unit 3: Foods and Fitness.(Brief Article)

Background Bonus

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food contaminated by bacteria causes 6 million cases of food poisoning each year in the United States. The majority of these cases stem from contaminated meat and fish, and poultry is considered the worst offender. Industrial production has actually introduced widespread contamination. In addition, antibiotics routinely fed to meat animals are producing strains of bacteria with an increased resistance to the antibiotics used to fight infections in people who eat the meat.

As soon as children begin helping in the kitchen, they should be made aware of the importance of cleaning hands, and anything else that comes in contact with food, to help prevent contamination.

Unit Objective

Students learn to

* use the food pyramid as a guide for nutrition;

* handle food safely and prevent food poisoning;