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Question 1 Develop your own menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. a) Tabulate the menu into grouped foods plan b) Comment whether the menu is balanced or not c) What cooking methods would you use and why? d) Discuss the appearance of the menu under the headings texture and colour e) Would this menu have a high social status and why? Breakfast: Kiwi and banana smoothie/Espresso Coffee Lunch: Grilled chicken breast served with ciabatta, broccoli and squash/ espresso coffee Dinner: Roast beef with Dijon mustard served with baked potato, cabbage, carrot and raisin salads. See page 4
Question 2 Do you think that a kilojoule counting is a sound nutritional practice? Give reasons for your answer. Yes, I do believe that kilojoules counting is a sound nutritional practice. So far studies highlighted in “The Retardation of Aging and Disease by Dietary Restriction” by Walford and Weindruch indicate that restricting the calorie intake of laboratory mice proportionally increased their life span compared to a group of mice with a normal diet. In humans numerous benefits have been outlined, amongst them: Reduced cardiovascular risks Improved memory Longer life span On the other hand, the effect kilojoules counting diets on people who want to lose weight is controversial. Although calorie restriction may provide quick weight loss, several studies have shown that the body adjusts to the new diet in more or less half a year.Researchers argue that people who have little body fat should not use this method of losing weight but rather should exercise more because calorie restriction in this case can be harmful. The reason for this is that after the body's fat reserves have been burned for energy, the proteins within muscle tissue will be consumed. In severe cases where individuals do not acknowledge the dangers they are exposing themselves to, they may suffer serious loss of the muscle mass. With