HLTH 1020 Foundations of Nutrition
Project:Nutrition Perspectives
Objective:Discover different ways of approaching nutrition, how it impacts our daily lives and what choices we can make to improve our health and our world
1. Choose a book or documentary from the following list:
-Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser-Diet for a New America by John Robbins-Go green, Get lean by Kate Geagan-The Jungle by Upton Sinclair-In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan-Omnivore'sDilemma by Michael Pollan-Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life byBarbara Kingsolver-The Flexitarian Diet byDawn Jackson Blatner-What to Eat by Marion Nestle-Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch-Why We Get Fat...and What to do about it by Gary Taubes-Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink-The End of Overeating by David Kessler-Food Inc. byRobert Kenner-Supersize Me by Morgan Spurlock-Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead by Joe Cross andKurt Engfehr
2. Write a4-5 pagepaper including the following:
1.Give a summary of the book/documentary
2.Which book/documentary did you choose? Why?
3.Who is the author? What is their nutrition background?
4.When was this book written/documentary produced? Do you think the themes are still applicable today? Why or why not?
5.Compare and contrast 3 topics in the book/documentary to your textbook.
(Example: servings of fruits and vegetables recommended daily)
6.What did you learn about nutrition from completing this assignment?
a.What new idea/point of view did you learn about?
b.Will you incorporate the themes/ideas you learned about in your own life? Why or why not?
7.MLA or APA format throughout paper & references