Teens Curriculum
This section features the nutrition education curriculum developed by the Cristine M. Trahms Program for Phenylketonuria. Materials were developed for and tested by adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 years.
Each activity includes a list of objectives, lesson plan, and an activity or worksheet that can be reproduced. Most of the books used in the activities can be found at public libraries or book stores. Ordering information is provided for books that might be difficult to locate.
Please credit the Cristine M. Trahms Program for Phenylketonuria when making copies of activities.
Activities are organized by topic:
What is PKU?
Understanding You and PKU
Growing Up with PKU
Responsibility
PKU History
What is the PKU Diet?
Eating with PKU
Keeping a Food Record
Calculating Phe
- Learning the "Real" Phe Content of Foods
- Learning the "Real" Phe Content of Potatoes
- Magical Soup Evaluation Tour
- PKU Camp Menus
- Reading Labels
- Stations for Liquids
Cooking for PKU
Away from Home with PKU
Food Choices
Special Occasions
- Christmas Dinner at Aunt Junie May's House
- Holiday Food Choices
Just for Fun: Holiday Scrambled Food Fun
General Health
- Calcium
- Cooking Terms Trivia
- Just for Fun: Food Funnies