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HEALTH VIRTUE GROUP

Because I value my body as Christ's temple, I choose to achieve and maintain optimum physical, mental, and spiritual health.

	How To Be Healthy Diet God's ideal is for me to get a balanced diet of wholesome natural food, according to His direction. It gives me energy to fulfill His plan for my life.

I choose to eat a balanced, nutritious diet.

Definition

Diet means: eating the proper variety and combinations of foods such as: natural foods, simple fare, balanced menu.

Diet related virtues: fruit, grains, nuts, vegetables.

Artwork

Music

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Let us Break Bread Together, SDAH, 403
Break Thou the Bread of Life, SDAH, 271
Bringing in the Sheaves, SDAH, 369

Student Life Applications

Because I need good nutrition to keep my body strong to do God’s will, I will:

Eat a variety of fruits, nuts, cereals and natural foods at regular times each day;
Avoid snacking and eating junk food and drinks, such as chips, sodas and candies;
Avoid eating between meals;
Eat a balanced diet each day;
Choose food that is prepared in a healthy way, avoiding high fat, high sugar, high salt items;
Choose food according to God’s original diet, avoiding animal products such as meat;

Bible, E.G. White

Genesis 1:29 God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Daniel 1:12 Let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

“Fruits and grains, prepared in the most simple form, are the most healthful, and will impart the greatest amount of nourishment to the body, and, at the same time, not impair the intellect.” 2T 400
“Grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables, in proper combination, contain all the elements of nutrition; and when properly prepared, they constitute the diet that best promotes both physical and mental strength.” ED 205
Should eat of nourishing, strengthening food to build up their strength; for they will be obliged to exercise all the strength
they have.” 1T 206
“The importance of regularity in the time for eating and sleeping should not be overlooked.” ED 206
“Pure air and water, cleanliness, a proper diet, purity of life, and a firm trust in God are remedies for the want of which thousands are dying; yet these remedies are going out of date because their skillful use requires work that the people do not appreciate.” 5T 443

Reinforcing Stories

“Static in the Brain”, Book Three, Great Stories for Kids, p. 171, by Jerry Thomas
Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories III, p. 134, by Arthur S. Maxwell
“Miss Williams Talks About Catching Colds”, “Plan for Food Demonstration”, Treasury of Devotional Aids for Home and School

Student Activities

1. Bring to class different forms of sugar and compare them
2. Bring to class packaged foods and show the value charts and compare the sugar content
3. Visit a supermarket with a list of foods to find out where they come from.
4. Have a taste test and group foods accordingly.
5. Have a smell test and compare with the food groups
6. Compare foods eaten at parties with foods eaten at regular meals.
7. Make a chart for dating and spoilage listing how long foods are safe to eat.
8. Prepare a lunch at school for parents
9. Prepare a breakfast for another class.
10. Discuss food choices promoted by the Adventist church. Give reasons why the church has made these choices.
11. Discuss the main food groups and plan a balanced meal
12. Hold a Nations Night and serve foods from different cultures
13. Talk about the Bible list of clean and unclean foods.
14. Talk about how the Bible says you are to prepare meat if it must be eaten
15. Visit a supermarket and record the different food groups.
16. Get the students to write down what they ate yesterday and then analyse it according to the different requirements from the food groups.
17. Plan a Target Week when each student will bring a new food to try and to tell why it is a healthful choice.
18. Discuss the role of advertising in the choice of food intake.
19. Plan a meal and have the students write a shopping list.
20. Discuss the different eating rules for various groupings, e.g. home, restaurants, school, other cultures, etc.

Links to the Curriculum

Biology: God has us feed animals and plants to help us see the value of diet for us.

Home Economics: Our diets affect our minds. Daniel chose simple food.

Resources

Great Stories for Kids, by Jerry Thomas, PPPA, 1999
Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories, by Arthur S. Maxwell, R&H, 1964
Treasury of Devotional Aids for Home and School by Department of Education of General Conference of SDA. 1951
Sawatsky, Dawna, Handy Guide for Teaching Kids About Health, Life Education, 3500 Treetop Lane, Willits CA 95490. 1998
Stober, Iris Hayden and Barry H. Wecker, The Church Health Educator, Adventist Health Department, Wahroonga 2076 Australia. Copyright © The General Conference of SDA. 1989. (May be purchased from the SSD Health Department for $10.00US)
My Body Temple, Teacher’s Manual and Felt Set. (Available at SSD Health Department).

Evaluation

Primary:
Tell or write about a time when you saw someone eating a simple diet.
Tell or write about when you saw the hurt and unhappiness when someone had not eaten a nutritious diet.
How do you think God feels when He sees people who eat nutritiously?
How do you feel when you eat nutritious meals?
What makes you want to eat nutritiously?
What is the opposite of simple diets? Who makes us act that way?

Middle:
Why does God care if I eat simple food?
What difference does it make whether I eat a simple diet or not?
What effect would it have on my future if I did not choose a simple diet?
How would people treat me differently if I did or didn’t choose a simple diet?
How would I feel about myself if I did or did not choose a simple diet?
Give some reasons why you think it is best to choose a simple diet. Why would someone do differently?
What makes choosing a simple diet better than the opposite?
List some ways that a person might choose a simple diet without anyone noticing?
List 3 situations where a person could choose a simple diet at his work, home, or at the shopping mall.
Is it possible for a person to get better choosing a simple diet? Explain.
Can you think of someone who seems good at choosing a simple diet? What makes them better at it?
Do you like to join in when people eating simple food? How have you joined in?

High school:
Would you practice choosing simple foods if no one was checking on you? Your parents, school, or the law?
What is the alternative to a simple diet and what do you see as the results of that choice?
Would you keep quiet if someone paid you a lot of money not to eat a nutritious diet?
If someone in a group spoke out against simple foods would you speak up to give the other side?
Are you willing to put some money toward supporting nutritious diets in your city, class, work?
Can you say that eating simple foods has become a habit? How often are you that way?
What effect do you think a simple diet will have on your future life?
Do you see your family practicing simple nutrition? How about your church, city, or nation?
What do you think should be done to promote a simple diet in your family, friends, church, city, nation?