TUESDAY 02/12

SR338
TODAY:
-Chapter 2 discussion questions 10 & 11 were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 2 by looking at environmental influences on diet & nutrition, the reasons people make unhealthy choices, and self-efficacy & self-esteem.

HOMEWORK:
-Jason Dicey will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Chapter 3 discussion questions:
1) Define "nutrition."
2) Define "nutrients."
3) On a given day, nearly 1/2 of the people in the US do not eat what?
4) On a given day, almost 1/4 of the people in the US do not eat what?
5) Food availability is not a problem, but what is?
6) What are among the leading causes of death in many developed countries throughout the world, including the US?
7) Up to what % of all cancers may be diet related?
8) What are the essential nutrients?
9) What are the fuel nutrients?
10) What are the regulatory nutrients?
11) What are the macronutrients?
12) What are the micronutrients?
13) What is often called the "7th nutrient" by many nutritionists?
-Read the article "Trimming Super-Size With Half-Orders, Plate Colors" & answer the following discussion questions:
1) What are one of the culprits behind the epidemic of bulging waistlines?
2) What is "right-sizing?"
3) Americans tend to rely on what to tell us about how much food is left?
4) Why do restaurants pile on calorie-dense starches like rice or pasta?
5) About how many calories does 10 ounces of rice or noodles yield?
6) What % of people served more past with marinara sauce onto a red plate than a white one?
7) What % of people served more pasta alfredo onto a white plate than a red one?
8) What do people tend to overeat more of than vegetables?
9) What does switching from an 11-inch plate to a 10-inch plate make people do?
10) What type of glass do people think they're drinking more from?
11) 6-year-olds serve themselves what % more food in an 18-ounce bowl than a 12-ounce bowl?
12) Applebees has introduced a line of meals under how many calories?
13) What term is used to describe smaller-portion entrees?