Discussion Post: Engagement Activity
• Your friend is on a weight loss diet. She consumes 1600 calories/day and to date has lost 10 pounds (over the past two months). You invite her to your place for a home cooked dinner. She typically consumes 600 calories for dinner. Prepare a 600-calorie healthy meal for her using the calorie from Calories.info (see the URL below; use the calorie charts on the left side of the page). Also, note that because of a family history of heart disease, your friend is watching her saturated fat intake.
After you have prepared a menu for a 600-calorie meal, analyze the meal for numbers of servings of fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products, protein foods, and liquid vegetable oils.
Is the meal you prepared healthy? Describe.
• Now, you and your friend would like to have a very casual dinner at a fast-food restaurant. Choose a fast food restaurant where you would like to eat and select a 600-calorie meal. Describe if the meal is healthy. Use the URL below to select your food choices.
• How appetizing is the meal you created? What are the two takeaways you gained by completing this activity?
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.