Discussion Question
1. How has your geographic background or your ethnic heritage influenced your food preferences? Are there food norms from your home that you no longer share? What food norms or preferences would you find difficult to change or give up?
2. Consider movies, TV shows, or advertisements that you have recently seen. How is the act of eating depicted, particularly among ethnic, regional, or socioeconomic groups? Similarly, how is being thin depicted? How is being overweight depicted? How could these depictions influence young persons' views of food?
3. Who was in charge of food in your household when you were young? Why? Did other adults or children in the household affect food decisions? How?
4. What types of interventions could be developed to help households avoid processed convenience foods when faced with fatigue and time constraints? What variables might influence the success of such interventions?
5. Did any of the messages from perspective 9.1 (white bread) r 9.2 (zombies) cause you to question your own attitudes r assumptions?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.