INTRODUCTION

Nutrition:
The big picture

0.1 What does it mean to say that food is more than just fuel?

0.2 Define the following:

Micronutrients are:

Phytochemicals are:

Zoochemicals are:
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0.3 What does it mean to say that food tells a story?

0.4 If you were going to write your own “food story”, what would it say? What about the “food stories” of your clients,
friends and family?

0.5 Without looking at the textbook… ask yourself: What do YOU think is good nutrition? Why do you think that?

0.6 List the features of what WE think makes up “good nutrition”.

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0.7 Did we miss anything in our definition of “good nutrition”? If yes, what? If no, why?

0.8 List the elements that can affect how clients respond to nutrition programs, or that could be limiting factors.

0.9 Why is there no “best diet”?

0.10 List some of the things that a good nutrition coach does.

Know Understand Compare & contrast Evaluate Practice & teach

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0.11 Explain your answer to the previous question: Why would a good nutrition coach do these things?

0.12 Explain what “scope of practice” is, and how it applies to you.

0.13 Explain why the client featured in the case study rebounded.