Based on Faith Academy Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Good morning WTM ladies and gents! I am having a problem coming up with ideas to incorporate into an elective that my 9th grade son is doing this year. We are budgeting/ meal planning. What he has basically done is plan our meals and grocery list for each week. Then we went shopping with a budget in mind that he couldn't go over. He then had to make the dinners that he had planned. Lastly, he had to do all the clean up work from the meals. We have touched on budgeting in general also. This is where I am stumped. I need more. I want him to do something else along these lines of budgeting/ meal planning/ and working with finances. I am open to any ideas. Love to hear some out of the box ideas as well. Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Based on Faith Academy Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 You've probably already covered it, but nutrition? That could include everything from making sure he has balanced meals to tracking how many calories are consumed to changes in dietary needs. This is a great idea. While I have done nutrition and a balanced meal, I have not worked with him on tracking what he eats and how much calories/fat/carbs and all are in his food. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chanley Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 My fitness pal is a great (and free) app that tracks calories, nutrients etc... I have a kid that is a dancer and she watches her diet for optimal performance, she uses this app. It is always nice when my kid comes up to me and asks if I can make sweet potatoes for dinner because she has not had enough vitamin A for the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anne1456 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 My 17 year old is doing this nutrition course at Coursesa, https://www.coursera.org/course/lifenutr. It just started this week. She complained when I told her she had to do it, but she actually really enjoyed the lessons she has done for the first week. She says it is focused on practical information for healthy eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 If cc is ok, the Discovering God's Way of Handling Money books by the Daytons would work. I got them to use with my dd this coming year. They do exactly what you're saying, walking them through a study of money, having them keep track of what they spend and developing a budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Based on Faith Academy Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 These are wonderful ideas. Thank you so much!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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