Unit 3: You Are What You Eat: Healthy Meal Planning
Question 5 • Nutrition and Wellness (IS)
Lily is babysitting for a young set of twins. Their mother said that the pediatrician has advised that they stay away from sugar in order to get to a healthier weight. It’s snack time and one of the twins asks for a cookie. Lily says that since they are cutting sugar, maybe an apple would be better. The other twin rolls his eyes, telling Lily that he knows apples have sugar in them. How might Lily BEST explain why apple is a better choice?
Answer
A
Cookies have sugar in them, but apples don’t.
B
Apples have other good things in them, like fiber.
C
Apples are from a different food group than cookies.
D
Cookies contain more salt than your daily allowance.
Explanation
Lily can acknowledge that apples do contain sugar, but they also provide beneficial nutrients such as fiber. Fiber helps make an apple a more nourishing snack than a cookie, which often has added sugar and fewer useful nutrients. Choice B gives the best reason without incorrectly saying apples have no sugar.
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