Health & Nutrition

Understanding food, rest, and everyday habits that keep a body well, across many ways of eating and living.

K–12 objective ladder

• K D03.S3.K.01 Sort common foods into "everyday" and "sometimes" groups with guidance.
• 1 D03.S3.01.01 Name a variety of foods from different groups, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, and proteins.
• 1 D03.S3.01.02 Explain that food gives the body energy to grow, play, and learn.
• 2 D03.S3.02.01 Build a simple balanced meal by choosing foods from several different groups.
• 2 D03.S3.02.02 Explain the importance of drinking water and drink water when thirsty.
• 3 D03.S3.03.01 Describe what a body needs to stay healthy, such as food, water, sleep, and movement, and why each matters.
• 3 D03.S3.03.02 Identify where common foods come from, such as plants, animals, farms, and gardens, and how they reach a table.
• 4 D03.S3.04.01 Read simple nutrition information on food packages and use it to make a healthier choice.
• 4 D03.S3.04.02 Describe how different families and cultures eat different healthy foods, and treat every way of eating with respect.
• 5 D03.S3.05.01 Explain how nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water support different parts of the body.
• 5 D03.S3.05.02 Describe how having too little or too much of certain foods affects the body over time, without judging any body.
• 6 D03.S3.06.01 Analyze a typical day of food and drink and identify one change that would better fuel the body.
• 6 D03.S3.06.02 Explain how food is produced and transported and how this affects people and the environment.
• 7 D03.S3.07.01 Describe how energy needs differ among bodies and activities, and why restricting food can harm a growing body.
• 7 D03.S3.07.02 Critically evaluate food marketing and advertising, telling claims apart from evidence.
• 8 D03.S3.08.01 Plan and prepare a simple balanced meal using safe food-handling practices.
• 8 D03.S3.08.02 Explain how eating patterns, not only what one eats, affect health, digestion, and wellbeing.
• 9 D03.S3.09.01 Analyze a local food system from farm to table to waste and its effects on health, workers, and the environment.
• 9 D03.S3.09.02 Explain how hunger, food security, and unequal access to healthy food affect health outcomes around the world.
• 10 D03.S3.10.01 Evaluate popular diets and nutrition claims using scientific evidence, without shaming any body.
• 10 D03.S3.10.02 Explain the environmental footprint of different foods and diets and how food choices affect climate and ecosystems.
• 11 D03.S3.11.01 Analyze how public policy and food systems shape population nutrition and health, and propose a change that widens access.
• 11 D03.S3.11.02 Build a sustainable personal nutrition plan that honors their own needs, culture, budget, and values.
• 12 D03.S3.12.01 Synthesize the science of nutrition with ethical, cultural, and environmental considerations to make lifelong food decisions.
• 12 D03.S3.12.02 Advocate for food systems and policies that support health and dignity for all people, linking individual and collective wellbeing.

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