Weight+Management+Skills

=Weight Management Skills =

 Exercise and portion control are skills needed in order to manage one's weight. Eating a balanced diet is also a management skill.  According to dictionary.com, a calorie is a a quantity of food capable of producing such an amount of energy. Metabolism is the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available.
 * What are effective skills one needs to manage their weight throughout their life?**
 * Define calories and metabolism.**


 * What criteria does the government have that serves as a guide to weight management? Visit the website[| www.mypyramid.gov]** The government has a food pyramid that fits your lifestyle. There is not one standard pyramid.


 * Students should complete the [|MyPyramidTracker]Enter information for both typical food intake and physical activity for a day. Discuss the results you found on the discussion link. How did increasing or decreasing the amount of daily physical activity change the original estimated energy needs provided by MyPyramid?**

Block2- When you eat out at a restaurant the cost of a similar meal at home is much more as well as what you can make at home is usually healthier for you. This ties into weight management skills because you can make meals at home instead of going out and in turn save money and eat healthier at the same time. Block1-When you eat in a restaurant, eating a bowl of chicken and rice with vegetables, can cost around $6.00.With that, you receive a huge portion size with more chicken and rice then you can imagine. At home, you can make as little as you want, depending on your portion size. It would probably cost about half of what it does in a restaurant. ($3.00).
 * Compare the cost of eating at home with eating out at a restaurant. How does this 'tie into' weight management skills?**
 * List risk factors and diseases that could effect one's health status as a result of one's ability to manage their weight.**

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