Discussion 2 | Favorite Food Assessment

Review
Watch the following videos to prepare for this week’s discussion.

Portion Sizes: Eating with Your Hands [02:18] (opens in a new window)
Reading a Food Label [05:29] (opens in a new window)
Understanding Food Claims [02:36] (opens in a new window)
Calories Count (and Calorie Counts) When You’re Eating Out [02:05] (opens in a new window)
GMA Investigates Baby Food Labels [02:44] (opens in a new window)
Coconut: How Healthy Is the Superfood? [02:04] (opens in a new window)
Changes Coming to Nutrition Labels [01:49] (opens in a new window)
Experiment Shows Portion Control is the Key to Healthy Eating [02:25] (opens in a new window)
Respond
Compose a meal for analysis. Note this doesn’t have to be a healthy meal. We want to look at what we typically eat or what we could eat for a meal and give it an assessment.

In your response:

Share your meal of at least 2 food items.
What’s your rationale for grouping these foods together?
What’s the nutritional content of these foods? Visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) website (opens in a new window), and search for your food items. In the search box, type your food item (for example, “apple”) and the database will provide you with nutritional information about your food item. If you are not able to locate your favorite food in the USDA database, select another item and search for that food item. Be sure to look for the nutritional value (vitamins, minerals, protein, sugars, and fats) and calorie content of your food items and total meal.
Does it address a balance of food groups?
Is your meal healthy? Why or why not?
Be sure to reference at least one scholarly resource.