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DFM 655
The education topic of our food demo is in regard to the importance of breakfast while
having a limited budget. Many people may have heard and said, Breakfast is the most important
meal of the day. Yet, many people still skip breakfast. In fact, a school based study has shown
that only 52% of 1,303 students consume breakfast regularly and this percentage decreases as
students age (Albashtawy, 2015). In addition, another study shows that about one-quarter of
individuals in the United States skip breakfast daily (Buckner, 2016). People skip breakfast
because of financial problem, time, lack of appetite, difficult to prepare, and etc. However,
breakfast is an important meal that people should not skip because it reduces cardiovascular
diseases, improve cognitive performance, and weight management (ONeil, 2014). Therefore, it
is important to remind students the benefits and importance of breakfast while demonstrating that
it is easy to create.
The audience for this food demo is college students who enrolled in Intro to Nutrition
class, who participates in food pantry, and who are interested in cooking. As a college student
myself, I understand that college students are limited on funds and time to create their own
breakfast. Even literature mentioned, many students reported choosing cheaper, less nutritious
food and skipping meals to compensate with food insecurity (Watson, 2017). Yet, this demo
will demonstrate how to create a budgeted and time friendly breakfast so college students can
enjoy a cheap and nutritious breakfast without worries. In addition, as we know some of the
student participates in the food pantry, we purposely incorporated food pantry items into the
recipe to demonstrate what students may create from the foods that they received. When creating
the lesson plan, we take into account of the possible and most effective teaching and presentation
methods. We also use Laura and Gretchen as a guidance to understand what types of students are
The best learning theory for our audience is the health belief model because it is most
effective and direct to emphasize on the threat that students might perceive and how that threat
relates to their current situation. Once students perceive that threat, our lesson will start
persuading them into the importance of breakfast and how our lesson will help reduce some of
the barriers that students might encounter when they are willing to reform. The education style of
our lesson plan is transmission and apprenticeship. In the beginning of the lesson, we transmit
the importance of breakfast, mini awareness activity, and kitchen safety. Next, the students will
be able to practice making the recipe in their own stations to experience the simplicity of the
recipe and cooking breakfast. This help removes some of the barriers that students may have and
Lesson Plan:
Duration: 1 Hour
Major Concepts:
Importance of having breakfast in the morning
Right nutrients to have
Understand how their choices affect their daily health
Actively choosing to eat diverse food groups
1. Students will be able to explain the importance of breakfast in their daily life (Energy,
nutrients)
Domain: Cognitive
Generalization: Choosing the right nutrients in the morning will influence energy levels
throughout the day.
Learning Experiences: Transmission (Lecturing this information to students) (15 min)
Energy:
Breakfast is important because it refills your energy after your 8 hours of
sleep.
Low-sugar, high-protein meals in the morning prevent large spikes in
blood glucose and the subsequent crash afterwards.
After sleeping all night your body is low in energy because it has been in
the fasting state, meaning your body is starving for glucose. (1)
Studies have shown eating breakfast will help you learn better because
without energy, your brain wont work efficiently as it would when fueled.
(1) Ex: Without glucose individuals can experience difficulty
understanding new information, visual and spatial understanding, and
cant remember things as well. (1)
Summary:
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it provides energy and nutrients
to spark our day. Our body goes into a fasting status when we sleep, therefore when we
wake up our body is low in energy. By supplying the energy, we need, it allows us to
learn and remember better because our brain is supplied with the glucose it needs.
Although eating breakfast is important, it is also important to eat the right kind of nutrient
dense foods. For example, if you are just consuming foods considered highly refined in
carbohydrates during breakfast, it may be just as bad as not eating because your body
wont feel full and you may consume more food items to fulfill your body. Therefore,
having a nutritious breakfast is important.
Ask what they learned today? Will they use the recipe in the future?
Evaluation:
Confidence to prepare own dinner
Accessibility to kitchen supplies, microwave and grocery markets
College in years
Age Range (Years)
Ethnicity
Assignment: Recreating the Apple, Carrots, Potato Hash recipe.