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Contemporary Nutrition 3rd Edition by Gordon Wardlaw, Anne Smith, Angela Collene
Edition 3ISBN: 978-0-07-802134-3Contemporary Nutrition 3rd Edition by Gordon Wardlaw, Anne Smith, Angela Collene
Edition 3ISBN: 978-0-07-802134-3 Exercise 20
Evaluating a Teen Lunch
The following are two typical teen lunches and nutritional information for each:
1. Keeping in mind that meals should meet about one-third of nutrient needs, what are the shortcomings and excesses of these meals (i.e., given the nutritional information, compare these meals with one-third the RDA for protein, vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, and calcium)?
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2. How would you change these meals to improve balance and to meet the nutrient needs above? (Hint: Use NutritionCalc Plus.)
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3. Reflect on your food choices as a teenager. Do you think your meal choices were balanced and varied? Why or why not? What could you have done to improve your nutritional habits at that time?
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The following are two typical teen lunches and nutritional information for each:
1. Keeping in mind that meals should meet about one-third of nutrient needs, what are the shortcomings and excesses of these meals (i.e., given the nutritional information, compare these meals with one-third the RDA for protein, vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, and calcium)?
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2. How would you change these meals to improve balance and to meet the nutrient needs above? (Hint: Use NutritionCalc Plus.)
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3. Reflect on your food choices as a teenager. Do you think your meal choices were balanced and varied? Why or why not? What could you have done to improve your nutritional habits at that time?
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