This homework assignment asks students to interview 5 people about diets they have tried and currently follow. It also has them research the latest fad diets, how high protein diets have impacted restaurant meals, and identify low fat or high protein items on fast food menus. Finally, it asks students to plan a one day diet for either a low fat or low carb diet and estimate the cost.

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Awesome.2Cents! A Healthy Lifestyle Curriculum for Teens…
Lesson 8
Homework assignment: Interview
1. Conduct a short interview of 5 people and find out what kind of diet they have
been on in the past. Are they currently on a diet? If yes, what kind?
(1) __________________________________
(2) __________________________________
(3) __________________________________
(4) __________________________________
(5) __________________________________
2. Search the web and find out what are the latest fad diets that are either:
a. low carb _________________________________________________
b. low fat __________________________________________________
3. What impact have high protein diets had on restaurant meals?
4. Can you identify either low fat or high protein items in fast food menus?
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2. Identify either a low fat or low carb diet. Prepare a diet for one day for either
diet and estimate the cost by visiting a grocery store and pricing the items
needed for the diet.
Diet type_____________________________________________________
Food item Size cost Cost per
serving
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Dinner:
Snacks:
Total cost
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