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Questions:
1. Answer the following questions: What guidelines and recommendations here do you agree with? Why? Are there any guidelines that you disagree with? Why? Are these guidelines effective? Why? Who should be responsible for determining what children eat at school (the school, the parents, administrators, the government, the children, some combination of these, or something else)?
2. Engage in your own outside research to answer the following questions: What are some of the food preferences children have? Where do these preferences come from? Are they innate preferences ("nature") or can they be cultivated or socialized ("nurture")? Why are some children considered "picky eaters"? What are some techniques parents and educators can utilize to help establish healthier food choices in children? Properly cite sources in responses.
3. Engage in further outside research about nutritional guidelines for children and come up with your own 1-day balanced meal plan for a child including breakfast, lunch, snacks (if any), dinner, and what kind of drinks children will have at each meal. Describe each meal in depth in terms of its nutritional value, palatability (whether the children will like how it tastes), and your reasoning for each meal and what it includes. Consider the following: What types of foods and beverages are most important for growing bodies? Should children be allowed to snack? Why or why not? What is the role of non-nutritious food or "junk food" (sugary candies, chips, soda, etc.) in a child's diet? Should these foods be included at all, and if so, what is the best approach to help encourage children to eat high-calorie, low-nutritional value foods in moderation? Is there a nutritional benefit to allowing children to drink juice? Why or why not?