Health Lesson: Consumer Awareness Lesson - Healthy or Junk Food?

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Total Pages: 25 pages
Answer Key: Included
Teaching Duration: 90 minutes
File Size: 1 MB
File Type: PDF

Help your students become smarter, more informed consumers with this engaging Health and Consumer Awareness lesson on misleading food label claims. Perfect for Grades 6–8, this ready-to-teach resource encourages critical thinking about the foods we eat and how they’re marketed.

Using real-world examples from popular brand-name processed foods, students will analyze labels for hidden salt and sugar content and reflect on how companies present unhealthy products as healthy options. This is an ideal first-week health lesson to spark meaningful classroom discussions on nutrition, advertising, and personal wellness.

Perfect For:

• Media Literacy Lessons
• Health Education Units (Grades 6–8)
• Consumer Awareness Lessons
• Back-to-School Health Discussions
• Sub Plans or Introductory Health Units
• Middle School Nutrition Lessons
• First Week Health Lessons

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What’s Included:

• 1 complete Lesson Plan
• Journal Entry Assessment (4 flexible options)
• Healthy or Junk Food Quiz
• Extend Your Learning Assignment
• Available in PDF & Google Slides™ formats

Lesson Outline

1. Introduction to Consumer Awareness
2. Healthy or Junk Food Questions
3. Journal Entry Assessment (4 Options)
4. Healthy of Junk Food Quiz
5. Extend Your Learning Assignment

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Topics Covered:

• Introduction to Consumer Awareness
• Misleading Health Claims in Advertising
• Nutrition Label Analysis

Why Teachers Love This Lesson:

• Real-Life Relevance: Students connect immediately with content they see every day at the grocery store or in their lunch.
• Critical Thinking Focus: Promotes media literacy and deeper analysis of food packaging and marketing.
• Flexible Assessments: Multiple journal entry options and a quiz make it easy to differentiate.
• Ready to Go: Includes everything you need for an engaging, curriculum-linked lesson.
• Great Launch Point: Works well as a first-week health lesson or to kick off a nutrition unit.

Teacher Feedback:

1. “Yet another engaging and thorough resource.  Thanks!”
2. “Such a great resource that you can use for language and health!
3. “My students love these media literacy lessons! It’s a great way to add a little media literacy every month!”
4. “I love cross-curricular resources!  Great for both Media Literacy and Health.

This resource is a great way to start meaningful conversations around nutrition, advertising, and consumer awareness. Students will learn how to analyze food labels, identify misleading marketing claims, and understand the health impacts of processed foods. Encourage your students to be informed consumers while aligning with curriculum expectations in health, media literacy, and critical thinking.

Resource Notes:

• Regular, reliable internet access is required for this resource.
• Internet must be able to access online video sources.