This is the Grade 7 Health self-learning module for Quarter 2, Module 6: Applying Decision-Making Skills to Prevent Nutritional Problems. It is an Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) module from DepEd MIMAROPA Region, written for adolescents learning at home. It helps learners understand their nutritional needs and make smart choices about the foods they eat.
What learners will learn
The module focuses on Lesson 6: Applying Decision-Making Skills to Prevent Nutritional Problems of Adolescents. After going through it, learners are expected to:
- apply decision-making and critical thinking skills to prevent nutritional problems of adolescents (H7N-IIg-h-27)
Key ideas in this module
The module opens with a simple message: good health is not a matter of chance. It comes from good nutrition and good decision-making. Every day you decide what to eat, and those decisions affect your health and how you feel about yourself.
The main points it teaches are:
- You are now responsible for your food choices. As an adolescent, you choose the foods you eat and make decisions about your health.
- Food affects your whole body. What you eat affects your overall health, including your ability to stay active. The right foods give your body the nutrients it needs to look healthy and perform at its best.
- Eat a variety of foods. Eating different kinds of foods helps you get enough of the nutrients your body needs.
- Look at preparation and ingredients. When choosing food, think about the nutrients you get from it and how it is cooked and made.
- Ingredients matter in cooking. The nutrients in the ingredients you choose affect the body. Eating healthy foods improves your chance of staying healthy.
- Healthy foods help you grow. They provide the nutrients needed for good health.
Activities in this module
The module follows the usual self-learning module parts. Here is what learners will do:
| Part | Activity | What learners do |
|---|---|---|
| What I Know | Pretest | Answer 10 multiple-choice items and 5 true-or-false items about healthy eating |
| What’s In | Who Am I? | Review eating disorders from the previous lesson (anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating) by matching each to its description |
| What’s New | It’s Your Choice! | Study a picture of Student A and Student B and decide which one you want to be, and why |
| What is It | Discussion | Answer questions about the picture and read about why food choices matter |
| What’s More | Activity 1: Healthy or Unhealthy | Label foods such as French fries, fruits, a yogurt drink, instant pancit canton, bread, and cola as H (healthy) or UH (unhealthy) |
| What’s More | Activity 2: Stairway to Being Healthy | Choose the eating practices that lead to a healthy body, write them on stairs, and count how many you already practice |
| What’s More | Activity 3: My Plate of Foods | Plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner plates with fruits, vegetables, protein, and grains, using Filipino dishes such as pinakbet, tinola, ginisang monggo, and sinigang na bangus |
| What’s More | Activity 4: My Own Corn Soup | Pick ingredients for a healthy corn soup for your family and explain your choices |
| What’s More | Activity 5: Our Foods for the Party | Choose healthy refreshments for a class adviser’s birthday party from a list that includes burgers, pizza, chopsuey, buko juice, and sugarless oatmeal cookies |
In Activity 2, the module gives a quick self-check: if 6 or more of the healthy practices are already part of your routine, you are on the right path. If fewer, take time to reflect on your eating habits and plan how to improve them.
How to use this module
The module’s introduction gives these instructions:
- Start with the pretest (What I Know). It shows how much you already know and whether you need help from your teacher or facilitator.
- Work through each part in order, reading every set of directions carefully before doing the task.
- Write your answers in your activity notebook or on a separate sheet of paper. Do not put unnecessary marks on the module.
- Answer the post-test at the end to check your learning.
- Use the answer keys honestly, only to check your work.
For learners: Some activities ask you to draw, such as the plates for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Draw them in your notebook. For Activity 2, your teacher may give you a photocopied sheet.
For parents: The module mentions notes for facilitators and parents on how to support home learning. You can help by talking with your child about the meals at home and asking how they made their food choices in Activities 3 to 5.
For teachers: Prepare the photocopied stairway sheet for Activity 2 if learners need it. Many activity questions are open-ended, such as how learners will convince their family or classmates to eat healthy food, so these are good for discussion or a short written output.
Frequently asked questions
What grade and quarter is this Health module for?
It is for Grade 7 Health, Quarter 2, Module 6. It covers Lesson 6: Applying Decision-Making Skills to Prevent Nutritional Problems of Adolescents.
What is the learning competency of this module?
Learners are expected to apply decision-making and critical thinking skills to prevent nutritional problems of adolescents. The competency code printed in the module is H7N-IIg-h-27.
Does the module have a pretest?
Yes. The What I Know part has 15 items: 10 multiple-choice questions and 5 true-or-false statements about healthy eating habits.
What activities are in this module?
Learners classify foods as healthy or unhealthy, choose healthy eating practices, plan meal plates for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, pick ingredients for a healthy corn soup, and choose healthy foods for a class party.
Where should learners write their answers?
The module asks learners to write their answers in their activity notebook or on a separate sheet of paper, not on the module itself.
Full text of the module
The text below is a transcription of the PDF above, as printed.
Health Quarter 2 – Module 6: Applying Decision-Making Skills to Prevent Nutritional Problems
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CO_Q2_Health7_Module 6
[illustration: students reading and studying outdoors and at a desk, with a globe and a lamp]
Health – Grade 7 Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 2 – Module 6: Applying Decision-Making Skills to Prevent Nutritional Problems First Edition, 2020
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Health
Quarter 2 – Module 6: Applying Decision-Making Skills to Prevent Nutritional Problems
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best help you on your home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests. And read the instructions carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.
What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It will help you understand your nutritional needs and will guide you to choose the right foods for adolescents.
This module focuses on this lesson:
Lesson 6: Applying Decision-Making Skills to Prevent Nutritional Problems of Adolescents.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
- apply decision-making and critical thinking skills to prevent nutritional problems of adolescents (H7N-IIg-h-27)
[illustration: staircase of six steps labeled D, E, C, I, D, E, each step holding food items such as milk, eggs, cheese, ice cream, vegetables, French fries, fruits, and a sandwich]
What I Know
Part I: Multiple Choice
Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of your answer in your activity notebook.
Which of the following is NOT healthful to do?
A. Eat fruits and vegetables daily.
B. Limit the intake of sugar and salt.
C. Increase the consumption of fatty foods.
D. Eat breakfast high in fiber like oatmeal.You were asked by your mother to go to the market and buy some food for your lunch since she is sick and cannot cook. What will you buy?
A. Longganisa, fried rice, egg, and coffee
B. Fried chicken, rice, longganisa, and orange juice
C. Barbeque, rice, watermelon, and soda
D. Sinigang, rice, pakbet, and ripe bananaWhich of the following is best for a healthful diet?
A. Sweet foods
B. Processed foods
C. Fibers from vegetables and fruits
D. Coffee and salty foodsWhen done every day, which of the following practices is NOT good for the body?
A. Drinking sodas
B. Drinking eight glasses of water
C. Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables
D. Eating nutritious foodsWhich food group is best if you want to get enough energy?
A. Meat group
B. Milk and eggs
C. Fats, Lipids, and oils
D. Bread and riceYour mother told you to avoid eating foods that contain more fats. Which of the following foods you should not eat?
A. Fresh fruits
B. Fried chicken
C. Milk products
D. Green leafy vegetablesWhich of the following is the best way to get all the nutrients your body needs?
A. Eat foods rich in fat
B. Eat a combination of nutritious foods
C. Drink alcohol in moderation
D. Eat the same foods over and over againIn what way can you eat a variety of foods?
A. Eat at fast food restaurants every day.
B. Eat only your favorite foods.
C. Eat different kinds of foods from each food group every day.
D. Eat plenty of the same foods every day.Your mother is suffering from high blood pressure. Which of the following foods she should avoid eating?
A. Foods rich in calcium
B. Foods rich in sodium
C. Foods rich in iron
D. Foods rich in magnesiumWhich of the following is NOT the best practice in choosing the food you eat for your healthy body?
A. Identify the ingredients of the food you eat.
B. Consider the preparation of the food you eat.
C. Choose affordable but healthy food.
D. Buy anything you want.
PART II: True or False
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is wrong. Write your answer in your activity notebook.
_____11. The food you eat affects your overall health condition including your ability to stay active.
_____12. Nutritional problem among adolescents is due to poor food choices and poor food intake.
_____13. Eating a variety of foods is a good nutritional habit.
_____14. Eating plenty of grains, vegetables, and fruits provides you more fats and vitamins.
_____15. Eating in fast food most of the time is a good eating practice.
Lesson 1: Nutrition: Applying Decision-Making Skills to Prevent Nutritional Problems
Good health is not a matter of chance. It is a product of good nutrition and proper decision-making skills. Every day you make decisions about what you will eat. The decisions you make affect your health and how you feel about yourself. This module will enhance your decision making and critical thinking skills to prevent nutritional problems and to attain optimal health.
What’s In
In your previous lesson, you successfully learned the different eating disorders; their characteristics, signs, and symptoms as well as the ways and means to prevent them.
Activity 1: Who Am I?
In this activity, you will be assessed if you still remember the different eating disorders.
Directions: Complete the table below with the needed information. Choose your answer from the choices in the box below. Write your answer in your activity notebook.
Anorexia Nervosa Binge Eating Discover Bulimia
| Eating Disorder | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| I am a disorder characterized by impulsive eating. | |
| I am an eating disorder characterized by self-imposed starvation leading to excessive weight loss. | |
| I am a disorder in which the clearing of the digestive tract follows cycles of overeating. |
What’s New
Activity 1: It’s Your Choice!
This activity will help you strengthen your decision-making skills to choose the kind of individual you want to be.
Directions: Analyze the illustrations below and answer the questions that follow. Do this in your activity notebook.
[illustration: four standing figures in a row, each wearing a shirt with a circular picture of food or other items; labels below them read STUDENT A, STUDENT B, STUDENT A, STUDENT B]
What is It
Based on the activity It’s Your Choice, answer the following questions. Write your answer in your activity notebook.
- What conclusion can you draw based on the photo?
- If you were to choose, who you want to be, student A or student B? Why?
As an adolescent, you are now responsible to choose the foods you eat and to make a decision about your health. The food you eat affects your overall health including your ability to stay active. If you choose the right foods to eat, this will provide your body with the nutrients it needs to help you look healthy and to perform at your best. Your decision-making and critical thinking skills will help you make good decisions based on your needs and desires.
What’s More
Activity 1: Healthy or Unhealthy
In this activity, you will classify foods as healthy or unhealthy. This task will strengthen your decision-making skills.
Directions: Write H if the food is healthy and UH if the food is unhealthy. Write your answer in your activity notebook.
_____1. [illustration: french fries in a paper wrapper]
_____2. [illustration: watermelon slice, apple, and banana]
_____3. [illustration: carton labeled “Yogurt Drink”]
_____4. [illustration: snack package labeled “PANCIT Canton”]
_____5. [illustration: loaf of bread]
_____6. [illustration: bottle labeled “Cola”]
Questions:
- What did you consider in classifying the following foods as healthy and unhealthy?
- Does eating healthy food help prevent nutritional problem? Why or why not?
Activity 2: Stairway to Being Healthy
This activity will help you identify the eating practices that contribute to a healthy body and somehow assess your eating practices.
Directions: Choose from the box below the eating practices that contribute to achieving a healthy body. Write your answers on any step of the stairs below. Do this in your activity notebook. (Do this in the separate photocopied material given by your teacher.)
| eats 3 meals a day | eats a variety of fruits every day |
| skips breakfast | eats on time |
| eats unprocessed foods | eats in fast foods most of the time |
| drinks 8 glasses of water a day | eats more foods rich in fiber |
| eats green leafy vegetables | eats foods rich in fats |
[illustration: two students standing on top of a stair-shaped pedestal]
Question:
- Of the eating practices you wrote on the stairs, how many of those that you are already practicing? _____
How’s your score? If you got 6 and above, congratulations! You are on the right path. If you answered less, you need to reflect on your eating habits and make plans to improve it.
Activity 3: My Plate of Foods
This activity will assess your decision-making to choose the right foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner that is needed by your body.
Directions: From the choices in the box, choose your own food suitable for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Considering the right nutrition, choose only two variety of foods for each category. Write your answer in your activity notebook. (Draw the plate in your activity notebook.)
| Fruits | Vegetables | Protein | Grains |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banana Watermelon Apple Mango Pears Guyabano Avocado | Chopsuey Ginisang sayote with pork meat Fried eggplant Pinakbet Laing na gabi with dilis Ginataang langka with dilis Adobong sitaw with chicharon Fried okra Ginisang monggo Ginisang repolyo with chicken Steam pechay | Fried egg Boiled egg Fried Tilapya Inihaw na liempo Sinigang na hipon Steam tuna Fried Tapa Beef steak with beans Roasted Chicken Fried Pork Chop Nilagang Baka Tinola Sinigang na Bangus | Rice Corn Oat bread Cereals |
[chart: plate diagram divided into four sections; labels: Vegetables (top left), Grains (top right), Fruits (bottom left), Proteins (bottom right); caption: BREAKFAST]
[chart: plate diagram divided into four sections; labels: Vegetables (top left), Grains (top right), Fruits (bottom left), Proteins (bottom right); caption: LUNCH]
[chart: plate diagram divided into four sections; labels: Vegetables (top left), Grains (top right), Fruits (bottom left), Proteins (bottom right); caption: DINNER]
After doing the activity, answer the following questions:
- What are your bases in choosing the foods for your meals?
- Do you think the foods you chose provide enough nutrients your body needs?
In choosing foods that we eat; we should consider the nutrients that we can get from these foods. It is important that you eat a variety of foods for you to get enough nutrients your body needs. The preparations and ingredients are also important to consider.
Activity 4: My Own Corn Soup
This activity will help you decide what ingredients are best to use to get the essential nutrients that your body needs to become healthy.
Directions: Make a healthy corn soup for your family. Choose from the ingredients in the box below. Write your chosen ingredients in the pot below. Do this in your activity notebook.
| onion | salt | soy sauce |
| garlic | all-purpose flour | artificial seasonings |
| margarine | water | whole corn kernel |
| patis | chicken broth | egg |
| cooking oil | pepper | corn starch |
[illustration: cooking pot with two handles]
CONGRATULATIONS! You made your own corn soup.
Questions:
Are you confident that your corn soup is nutritious? Why or why not? _____
How will you convince your family to eat your corn soup?
In cooking, choosing the right ingredients is very essential because the nutrients from the ingredients affect the body. When you eat healthy foods, you improve your chance of staying healthy.
Activity 5: Our Foods for the Party
The next task will assess your knowledge and skills in making decisions about which food is good for the body.
Directions: Read the situation below and then answer the questions that follow. Write your answer in your activity notebook.
Situation:
Your class is planning a simple birthday party for your class adviser. You are in charge of the refreshments. You asked your classmates to suggest foods and beverages. The suggested foods and beverages are listed below.
| burger | corn chips |
| vegetables salad | soft drinks |
| French fries | pizza |
| hotdogs | buko juice |
| sugarless oatmeal cookies | rice |
| chopsuey | donuts |
Questions:
- If you were to choose, which foods would you like for the party?
- Why do you choose these foods?
- How will you convince your classmates to agree with the food you chose?
Choosing healthy foods is very important. Healthy foods provide your body with the nutrients needed for your good health. Healthful foods help you grow.
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