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Kicking the Sugar Habit
3 credit hour Iowa license renewal course
Course Dates: November 15th to December 29th
(Registration is open!)
(Registration is open!)
We all want to be healthy. Not just “not be sick” but to feel energetic and optimistic. We want to live life with passion and we can’t do that when we are slogging our way through each day. We have to fuel our bodies with food that will provide us with life sustaining vitamins and minerals. We need to eat “right.”
That’s a tall order, when we are faced with the constant lure of sugar. Any celebration, large or small, calls for loads of sugar laden foods and drinks. They are hard to resist. Sometimes we are pressured into eating these goodies to be part of the party. Most of us have developed a sweet tooth; however, this is simply a euphemistic term for addiction. Sugar is addictive and breaking away can be very, very difficult.
Participants in this class will be required to download the MyFitnessPal app to monitor their sugar (and all foods) intake. It is free. We teach you how to use the app through videos and online support. Starting on this journey will require consistent, daily monitoring. The culmination of the class will revolve around discussing your opinion of the app and what benefits you derived while using it.
This class will explore the amount of sugar found in our food, artificial sweeteners and sugar addiction. It will discuss the recommended daily sugar intake Americans should not go over vs the amount of sugar Americans are really getting in their diets.
This class will look at antioxidants, free radicals and how sugar impacts your brain and your mental health. It will also focus on how to quit sugar, or at least, to lower your sugar intake.
That’s a tall order, when we are faced with the constant lure of sugar. Any celebration, large or small, calls for loads of sugar laden foods and drinks. They are hard to resist. Sometimes we are pressured into eating these goodies to be part of the party. Most of us have developed a sweet tooth; however, this is simply a euphemistic term for addiction. Sugar is addictive and breaking away can be very, very difficult.
Participants in this class will be required to download the MyFitnessPal app to monitor their sugar (and all foods) intake. It is free. We teach you how to use the app through videos and online support. Starting on this journey will require consistent, daily monitoring. The culmination of the class will revolve around discussing your opinion of the app and what benefits you derived while using it.
This class will explore the amount of sugar found in our food, artificial sweeteners and sugar addiction. It will discuss the recommended daily sugar intake Americans should not go over vs the amount of sugar Americans are really getting in their diets.
This class will look at antioxidants, free radicals and how sugar impacts your brain and your mental health. It will also focus on how to quit sugar, or at least, to lower your sugar intake.
Organization
This course is presented in a modified, self-paced format. Participants are expected to access the course and post regularly (at least once a week) and make reasonable progress, but there are no due dates attached to individual assignments. Instead there are 2 absolute due dates (mid-term and the last day of class) to provide flexibility and to better accommodate participants' busy schedules.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will...
1. Understand the role sugar plays in our mental and physical health.
2. Understand where sugar lurks in our foods.
3. Understand the role artificial sweeteners play in our diet.
4. Understand food addiction, antioxidants and free radicals.
5. Understand how to use MyFitnessPal and be able to monitor sugar/food intake.
How Does This Course Support The Iowa Core?
Teachers and students should have a good understanding of student health (health literacy) both mental and physical. These essential skills, needed to maintain mental and physical well-being, provide the 21st century citizen with the tools necessary to live a happy, healthy and productive life..
Course Topics
Students must have physically and mentally healthy educators that strive to make learning enjoyable and meaningful. Educators must be in top form:
*To plan and implement daily lessons.
*To provide social/emotional support.
*To engage in professional learning.
*To keep abreast of the current information on student learning and achievement.
*To deliver effective and relevant behavior intervention plans.
*To deliver effective and relevant academic intervention plans.
*The health and well-being of the educator is of paramount importance to the student's
health and well-being-both academically and social/emotionally.
Grading
This is a 3 credit hour Iowa license renewal only course. Grading is Pass/Fail. Students are required to participate in and complete all assignments and/or activities. Participants must earn scores of 80% or better to receive Pass score and receive credit.
Required Materials
All materials are provided online.
This course is presented in a modified, self-paced format. Participants are expected to access the course and post regularly (at least once a week) and make reasonable progress, but there are no due dates attached to individual assignments. Instead there are 2 absolute due dates (mid-term and the last day of class) to provide flexibility and to better accommodate participants' busy schedules.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will...
1. Understand the role sugar plays in our mental and physical health.
2. Understand where sugar lurks in our foods.
3. Understand the role artificial sweeteners play in our diet.
4. Understand food addiction, antioxidants and free radicals.
5. Understand how to use MyFitnessPal and be able to monitor sugar/food intake.
How Does This Course Support The Iowa Core?
Teachers and students should have a good understanding of student health (health literacy) both mental and physical. These essential skills, needed to maintain mental and physical well-being, provide the 21st century citizen with the tools necessary to live a happy, healthy and productive life..
Course Topics
Students must have physically and mentally healthy educators that strive to make learning enjoyable and meaningful. Educators must be in top form:
*To plan and implement daily lessons.
*To provide social/emotional support.
*To engage in professional learning.
*To keep abreast of the current information on student learning and achievement.
*To deliver effective and relevant behavior intervention plans.
*To deliver effective and relevant academic intervention plans.
*The health and well-being of the educator is of paramount importance to the student's
health and well-being-both academically and social/emotionally.
Grading
This is a 3 credit hour Iowa license renewal only course. Grading is Pass/Fail. Students are required to participate in and complete all assignments and/or activities. Participants must earn scores of 80% or better to receive Pass score and receive credit.
Required Materials
All materials are provided online.