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Can healthy choices be tasty too?

Child ravenously eating two hot dogs

Devon is ravenous! As he looks at the lunch menu, he feels as though he could eat everything in the cafeteria. Chicken and rice casserole, vegetarian lasagna, beef and barley stew—he’d like a serving of each, please, and a big bowl of banana pudding for dessert.

In cafeterias and in the rest of life, we all have choices to make. But even small choices have consequences.

Read each question below and think of an answer. Then, click the Answer button to compare you answer with the one given.

Question?

What do you predict will happen if Devon fills up on starchy, sweet foods at lunch?

He will be sleepy and have difficulty paying attention in his afternoon classes.

Question?

What do you predict will happen if Devon chooses the beef and barley stew and a salad for lunch?

The stew and salad will fill Devon up and satisfy his hunger now, and they will give him slow-burning energy to pay attention and perform well in his classes this afternoon.

In this lesson, you will learn the steps involved in making and evaluating health decisions. You will also learn the value of setting short-term and long-term goals.