TOPIC: Menu Selection

SITUATION: You are helping your family plan the menu for an upcoming dinner to honor Aunt Mary’s college graduation. Aunt Mary has just graduated from the Department of Human Nutrition at The Ohio State University, is very health conscious, and is training to run for an upcoming marathon.

Considering the needs of a young adult female athlete, which menus would provide the nutrients that would best meet her needs?

A)	Menu A: Grilled Steak Broccoli Brown Rice Spinach Salad Angel food cake with strawberries Skim milk
B)	Menu B: Italian Sausage Potato salad Onion rings Iced chocolate brownies Lemonade
C)	Menu C: Lasagna with meat sauce Iceberg lettuce salad with ranch dressing Garlic Bread Fresh fruit cup Skim milk
D)	Menu D: Hamburger with lettuce and tomato on a whole wheat bun Baked beans New potatoes (with skins) Ice cream Sweetened iced tea

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1. Which menu would have the most sources of vitamin A?
A: B: C: D:

2. Which menu would have the most sources in protein?
A: B: C: D:

3. Which menu would have the highest fat content?
A: B: C: D:

4. Since Aunt Mary is concerned about keeping her bones healthy and since she is an athlete, which would be the poorest menu choice for building and maintaining bone mass?
A: B: C: D:

5. Since Aunt Mary needs to make sure her body can maintain the blood oxygen levels she needs as an athlete, which menu would provide the richest source of the mineral needed for her body to be able to do this?
A: B: C: D:

RANKINGS ~ Rank the items from best choice of menu to worst choice of menu. Consider variety, texture, color, shape, and temperature. (Remember, #1 is the best and #4 is the worst choice.)
1st: 2nd: 3rd: 4th:

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