Question

Nutrition Case Study

Holly

"Last night, my mom called and said she'd be late getting home from work, so I made dinner. I was tired after my classes and I had a lot of homework to get to, so I kept it simple. I made vegetarian quesadillas with flour tortillas, canned green chilies, cheese, and sour cream; plus, we each had a few baby carrots on the side. Later that night, while I was studying, I got really hungry, so I raided a package of sugar-free cookies. They're sweetened with sorbitol and taste just like real cookies! I ate maybe three or four, but I didn't think it was a big deal because they're sugar-free. Then, when I checked the package label this morning, I found out that each cookie has 90 Calories! It bummed me out—until those cookies, I'd been making really healthy choices!"

Your Advice for Holly; Please try be descriptive in answers if possible

• Without knowing the exact ingredients in Holly’s dinner and snack, would you agree that, prior to the cookies, she'd been "making really healthy choices"? Why or why not?
• How might she have changed the ingredients in her quesadillas to increase their fiber content?
• If the cookies were sugar-free, how can you explain the fact that each cookie still contained 90 calories?
• Suggest at least 3-4 specific alternative eating choices (meal or snack ideas) as it relates to the case study prompt.

Answer 1

# I wouldn't agree that, prior to the cookies, she'd been "making really healthy choices because she consumed vegetarian quesadillas with flour tortillas, canned green chilies, cheese, and sour cream; plus, had a few baby carrots on the side. So this much in the dinner is highly calorified food she had taken .. So she had not been making really healthy choices.

#the cookies were sugar-free, we explain the fact that each cookie still contained 90 caloriescalories because of much oily content added in the cookies.

# least 3-4 specific alternative eating choices (meal or snack ideas)are as follows- quick and healthy vegetarian snack ideas.

Nut butter with fruit.

Cheese sticks. Cheese sticks are a portable and convenient snack perfect to help curb cravings

Bell peppers with hummus

Roasted chickpeas

Popcorn

Nuts

Yogurt with fruit

Kale chips