A Christian Health & Nutrition Course for Homeschool High School Students
Flexible. Practical. Biblically grounded.
Designed to fulfill 0.5 high school health credit, this flexible course equips students with practical nutrition knowledge, whole-food habits, and a biblical perspective on caring for the body.
Created and taught by a Registered Dietitian with an integrative and functional health background, helping students explore how nourishment, daily rhythms, and stewardship work together to support whole-person wellness.
Start anytime. Move at your own pace. One-year access.
Each lesson is a ~30-minute podcast-style teaching with supplemental hands-on activities,
making it easy for students to complete independently.
What Are Teens Really Learning About Health?
Influencers Are Teaching Our Teens What to Believe About Their Bodies
And it’s shaping more than their habits—it’s shaping their hearts.
Today’s teens are being discipled by influencers instead of credible, biblical voices.
From TikTok trends to shallow health advice, they’re surrounded by messages that confuse more than they clarify.
This is especially true during the teen years—a vulnerable, impressionable season when body image and identity are easily distorted.
From comparison culture to performance pressure, our students are navigating more noise than ever about what their bodies should be.
They’re bombarded with conflicting opinions about food, fitness, and health—and often miss the beautiful, biblical truth:
That their body is good, purposeful, and worth stewarding with care.
Without a foundation of biblical identity and a right understanding of the body as a God-given gift—meant to be honored, nourished, and used for His glory—students can internalize harmful ideas about food, self-worth, and their physical design.
This course equips your teen with more than knowledge. It gives them tools for a lifetime of whole-person health stewardship.
What If Nutrition and Health Education Could Be Rooted in Truth, Not Trends?
This course was built to answer that question—gently, biblically, and practically.
What Your Student Will Learn
This course offers more than nutrition facts—it cultivates formation rooted in gospel identity, functional wellness, and practical life rhythms.
Through short, podcast-style lessons and hands-on learning, students will explore how to:
- Nourish their body with real, life-giving food
- Understand how nutrition impacts focus, energy, digestion, and mood
- Build sustainable rhythms of rest, movement, hydration, and resilience
- Read labels, plan meals, and prepare simple foods with confidence
- View their body as a God-given gift—meant to be honored, not perfected
- Discern truth from trends and develop Christ-centered health habits
- Create their own Personal Wellness Blueprint—a meaningful plan they can carry into life beyond the course
This isn’t just about checking a health credit.
It’s about equipping teens to steward their health—body, mind, and spirit—with wisdom, confidence, and purpose.
Nutrition & Holistic Wellness 101: Stewarding Your Health with Biblical Wisdom
Course At a Glance
Fall 2025 Enrollment Now Open
Students may begin the course at any time after enrolling for the fall semester.
Format: Virtual course
Podcast-style audio lessons with optional note-taking pages, ideal for flexible, on-the-go learning (no Zoom calls required)
Suggested Pacing: 8-week course (self-paced option available)
Families may follow an 8-week rhythm or work at their own pace depending on their schedule.
Access: All course materials are available on demand.
Students who enroll for Fall 2025 will retain access through June 1, 2026.
Credit: 0.5 High School Health Credit
Ages: Rising 9th graders and above
Cost: $150 per student for families who Enroll by August 1, 2025 to receive Founding Family pricing:
(price increases to $175 after this date)
Includes all materials, audio lessons, printable student tools, and access to the secure course portal
Discounted pricing is available for families, co-ops, and tutorial groups—please reach out to discuss group rates.
No special books or supplies required.
Students will have opportunities to prepare meals or snacks using flexible, student-selected ingredients—no unusual or expensive groceries needed.
What’s Included in This Course
🎧 Weekly private podcast-style lessons (with note pages)
📝 Student Wellness Kit + printable tools
🗣️ Q&A podcast episode to address student questions
💡 Final project: Personalized Wellness Blueprint
🔒 Secure course portal + access for 12 months
Add on for Additional and Personalized Support
🌸 Girls-Only Bonus Sessions
🤝 Personal Nutrition and Wellness Coaching Session with Bethany–integrate what you have been learning and receive personal nutrition and health guidance.
How It Works – 3 Steps
Step 1: Complete Your Student’s Registration
To finalize your student’s place in the course, please submit full payment.
Step 2: Access the Course Materials
Once payment is complete, you’ll receive full access to the course portal—including the private podcast feed, weekly lesson guides, reflection prompts, and project resources.
Step 3: Begin the Journey to Real-Life Wellness
Your student will now begin engaging in weekly virtual lessons, hands-on learning activities, and guided wellness reflections—building lifelong skills in nutrition, self-care, and the stewardship of their health, all through a Christ-centered lens.
Meet Your Instructor
Bethany Thomson, RDN, LDN, CLT
Holistic & Functional Dietitian Nutritionist • ICF-Certified Christian Coach • Homeschool Mom of 5
Bethany is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with over 20 years of experience in clinical nutrition and whole-person wellness. She began her work in the field in 2003, completing her dietetic internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she later served for four years as a clinical dietitian.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and has completed Master’s-level coursework in Human Nutrition. She currently owns and operates a private practice, Ingrained Living, focused on functional nutrition therapy and holistic life coaching for women.
Bethany blends evidence-based science, biblical wisdom, and practical transformation in all her work. She has trained interns, taught clinical nutrition, and served as a preceptor for Vanderbilt’s dietetic internship program.
But her favorite role? Mama.
Bethany and her husband live on their family farm in Centerville, Tennessee, where they homeschool their five kids—including three teens. She created this course not just as a professional—but as a mom who understands the questions, challenges, and possibilities facing teens today.
This course isn’t about being ultra-healthy or perfect. It’s about helping teens learn how to care for their bodies with clarity, freedom, and biblical purpose—because their body is a gift, not a project.
Tuition & Registration
Enroll by August 1, 2025 to receive Founding Family pricing:
$150/student (price increases to $175 after this date)
This includes:
- All weekly audio lessons + optional note-taking pages
- Student Wellness Kit (printable tools + hands-on resources)
- Access to the secure student portal
- Submission access for weekly Q&A sessions
- Option to connect with other students in a private space to share final projects (if families choose)
Optional Add-Ons:
- 🌸 Girls-Only Bonus Session: $50
A Christ-centered, grace-filled conversation on biblical identity, body image, and whole-woman wellness.
Offered as a safe, optional space for female students desiring deeper guidance.
Students or parents can request this add-on via email or the course portal. - 🤝 1:1 Coaching Session with Bethany: $125
A private, student-focused session for personalized nutrition and wellness support, encouragement, or health-related coaching.
To schedule, simply reach out through the portal or by email after registration.
FAQ
Q: What nutrition philosophy does the course teach?
This course teaches nutrition through a whole-food, nutrient-dense framework that helps students understand how food supports the body’s design. It is not based on the Standard American Diet, and it does not promote restrictive diet protocols.
As a registered dietitian with a background in functional health, I naturally view health through a systems-based lens. Students learn how nutrition influences digestion, energy, mood, metabolism, and overall wellness rather than simply memorizing food groups.
The goal of the course is not dieting or restriction—it’s wisdom and stewardship, helping teens learn to care for their bodies with understanding and discernment.
Q: When and how are lessons released?
All lessons are available immediately upon enrollment, so students can begin at any time and move through the material at their own pace.
Some families follow the suggested 8-week structure, completing one lesson per week. Others choose to spread the course across a full semester depending on their homeschool schedule.
This flexible format supports both structured learning and independent pacing, allowing students to engage with the material without feeling rushed or overwhelmed.
Q: How long will we have access to the course materials?
Students receive one full year of access to the course materials.
Q: Will we need to buy any special books or supplies for this course?
No textbooks or special supplies are required. All course materials are included.
Students will have opportunities to prepare simple meals or snacks at home using recipes from the course, but ingredient choices are completely flexible. There are no required foods and no large grocery budget needed. Families can easily adapt recipes using ingredients they already have.
Q: What if my student has dyslexia or a unique learning style?
This course is intentionally designed to support a variety of learners—including auditory learners, hands-on learners, and students with dyslexia.
As a homeschool mom to children with dyslexia, I understand how important flexible instruction can be. Each lesson is delivered in a podcast-style audio format with optional note pages, allowing students to listen and learn without the pressure of heavy reading.
The final Personalized Wellness Blueprint project is also flexible. Students can express what they’ve learned through writing, visuals, audio, or creative presentation—allowing them to work in a way that fits their learning style.
If your student would benefit from additional support or accommodations, I’m always happy to help. Just reach out.
Q: Can I use this course in my homeschool co-op or tutorial group?
Absolutely! Nutrition & Wellness 101 works beautifully in both independent homeschool settings and group environments.
Co-ops may choose to watch lessons together, discuss concepts in class, or assign lessons to be completed at home.
Each participating student will need their own course license for individual access. Discounted group pricing is available for co-ops and tutorial groups.
Q: What kind of group pricing do you offer?
Discounted rates are available for co-ops, tutorials, and homeschool groups purchasing multiple student enrollments.
Pricing varies depending on the number of students and the structure of your group. Please email Bethany@ingrainedliving.com to discuss options for your community.
Q: Can we use this for high school health credit?
Yes. The course is designed to fulfill a high school health and nutrition requirement. It includes audio-based lessons, engaging assignments, reflection questions, and real-world applications. Upon completion, you’ll have a record of student work for transcript documentation.
Q: Can I preview the course before deciding?
Of course! I’m happy to give you a look at the course materials and walk you through what to expect. Just reach out and let me know a little about your group.
Q: What ages is this course best suited for?
The course is ideal for high school students—especially juniors and seniors—but many mature 9th and 10th graders do well with it too. The content is developmentally appropriate, biblically grounded, and rich in real-life application.
Q: What if our students already know a lot about nutrition? Will they still benefit?
Yes! This course goes beyond textbook nutrition—it’s about stewardship, wellness, and equipping students to make confident, wise choices in the real world. Even students with prior knowledge will be challenged to think more deeply about their habits, worldview, and purpose.
Q: I have a question about something else
I’d love to help! If you have any questions about the course, co-op use, scheduling, or anything in between, feel free to reach out. You can email me directly at Bethany@ingrainedliving.com—I’m happy to chat and will get back to you as soon as I can.
Ready to Begin?
Health isn’t about rules or restriction.
It’s about rhythms of wellness that honor how God uniquely designed our bodies—and how He invites us to steward them with grace.
This summer, give your teen the opportunity to learn what it means to care for their body with wisdom, truth, and freedom.
Let this be a season that counts for more than credit—a season of clarity, confidence, and Christ-centered growth.