{"id":2,"date":"2024-08-14T13:51:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T13:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/highschoolnutrition\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-18T20:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:42:44","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/highschoolnutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrition Resources for Tennessee High Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello Tennessee High School Nutrition Teachers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This website is under currently under construction<\/strong>.&nbsp; When complete, it will assist you in teaching the class Nutrition Across the LIfespan&nbsp; at the secondary level.&nbsp; The resources align with Tennessee&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/content\/dam\/tn\/education\/ccte\/hmn-srv\/cte_std_nutrition_across_lifespan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Standards for Nutrition Across the Lifespan&nbsp;<\/a>and coincide with MTSU&#8217;s new<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mtsu.pressbooks.pub\/nutrition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Introduction to Nutrition and Wellness<\/a>.&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong>This site includes PowerPoint notes, study sheets, teacher answer sheets, plus a variety of activities and assignments,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mtsunavy-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mtsu.pressbooks.pub\/nutrition\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Introducing MTSU&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>Introduction to Nutrition and Wellness&nbsp;<\/em>Digital Textbook&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We are excited to introduce our new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsu.edu\/oer\/\">OER@MT<\/a>&nbsp;digital book that aligns with Tennessee&#8217;s high school Nutrition Across the Lifespan class.&nbsp; The book is divided into 12 units beginning with one on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsu.pressbooks.pub\/nutrition\/chapter\/introduction-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Food and Kitchen Safety<\/a>&nbsp;and ending with units on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsu.pressbooks.pub\/nutrition\/chapter\/unit-11-intro-life-cycle-nutrition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lifespan Nutrition<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mtsu.pressbooks.pub\/nutrition\/chapter\/introduction-17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Food and Nutrition Issues<\/a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After students complete the high school Nutrition Across the Life Span class,\u00a0 they will have the option to take our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/highschoolnutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/09\/2020DualNutritionHandbookPDF.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dual Credit Challenge Exam<\/a>\u00a0to earn three hours of college credit toward MTSU&#8217;s NFS 1240 Principles of Nutrition.\u00a0 The credits may be used at MTSU or transferred to other colleges and universities. The other university\u00a0 determine if they accept the &#8220;credit by exam.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mtsunavy-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scientia.global\/cultivating-health-conscious-high-school-students-through-nutrition-education\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about our Dual Nutrition Credit options.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have questions,&nbsp; please contact Janet Colson&nbsp; at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:janet.colson@mtsu.edu?subject=Email%20Address\">Janet.Colson@mtsu.edu<\/a>&nbsp;or call 615 898 2091.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Tennessee High School Nutrition Teachers! 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