Identify the sources of fats among the food groups

Identify the sources of fats among the food groups

Describe the ways to reduce saturated fats from an average diet

Compare healthy fats from unhealthy fats

Watch the following video: “What is fat?”

Striking a Healthy Balance

Learning which kinds of fats are beneficial and which are most harmful will help you make wise decisions and strike a healthy balance of enjoying some fat – but not too much!

Your friend loves his grandmother’s lasagna recipe. However, he is at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. His doctor advised him to avoid consuming saturated fats, sodium, and added sugars. Since you are a good friend, you will take your friend’s lasagna recipe and modify it to reduce the amount of fat, sugar, and salt (See Appendix 2 for recipe).

Modify the recipe to a healthier recipe (remember that modifying means replacing the ingredient with something healthier!)

Show both recipes: the original and the modified recipe on the discussion post.

Provide feedback to your peers on their modified recipes: Anything you would add, delete, or change?

 For this discussion, the student will:

Post both recipes (original and modified) to the discussion post. You may use the attached recipe template (Appendix 3: Appendix3.docxPreview the document). Provide Feedback to your peers on their recipes.