Applying the nutrition education DESIGN procedure to the development of the in defense of food curriculum

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Applying the nutrition education DESIGN procedure to the development of the in defense of food curriculum

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Write an essay that critiques the article “Applying the nutrition education DESIGN procedure to the development of the in defense of food curriculum”

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The aim of the In Defense of Food Curriculum was to ensure there are some behavioral changes that would promote increased intake of whole or minimally processed plant-based foods as well as a decrease in the intake of highly processed foods. The framework presented in this paper takes advantage of both social cognitive and social determination theories to develop and evaluate the plans. The paper also makes use of education theory in the translating of the framework into something that is a ready-to-deliver curriculum. In other words, the education theory was used in making sure that the framework was tailored towards education and curriculum-based delivery of content. The design of the framework is such that it aligns ideas from instructional activities while also having evaluation criteria for measuring the desired behavior changes. The framework breaks the content-delivery plan into 10 lessons where young people participate in interactive activities that explore the benefits of healthy eating. At the same time, the lessons are designed to allow participants to appreciate the fact that ubiquity of heavily marketed and highly processed foods can be counterproductive on the efforts to encourage healthy eating.

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