Question

1) Among the components of plate model (vegetables, Fruits, protein) , which do you feel you will have the hardest time meeting your required amount of servings? Why?

2) What are 2 strategies you can implement to increase your intake of fruits & vegetables?

3) What is one criticism you have of the Canada Food Guide?

Answer 1

The plate model a method commonly used in europe is a simple alternative to the traditional exchange based methods for teaching meal planning.Thus are used to person with diabets and dyslipidemia in the diabetes artherosclerosis intervention study.

in the plate model protiens which taking more time meeting because of the protien metabolism duration.

Strategies to increase access and availability of fruits and vegetables should focus on promoting products that maintain the healthy qualities of thesefoods.Fruits and vegetables can be fresh ,frozen,canned,or dried etc..

Strategy1.

promote food policy council as away to improve the food enviornment at state and local levels.

2.Improve access to retail stores that sell high quality fruits and vegetables or increase the availability of high quality fruits and vegetables at retail stores in undesurved communities.

3.Start or expand farmers market in all settings

4.Start community supported agriculture programe in all settings etccc

The canada food guide emphasizes all the wrong things,namely meeting our daily dietary requirements for vitamins minerals and other nutrients.But getting enough nutrients is not canadas most important nutritional problem eeting too much food is the real issue observed.