A. Content Questions
1. How many basic food groups are there? What are they? What types of food are in each group?
2. What types of food do children like to eat nowadays? Is this food good for them? Why or why not? (based on your observation)
3. How will a meal that includes food from the 3 food groups help the body?
4. How will a meal that does not include food from the 3 food groups affect the body?
5. If we do not receive all the required nutrients in our diets, what do you think will happen?
6. What symptoms does a malnourished child exhibit?
7. Malnutrition is associated with protein, vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Why are young children most affected by malnutrition?
8. Can you think of another problem that is caused by the lack of another nutrient?
9. How many glasses of water should a person drink in each day? Why?
B. Personalization Questions
1. Do you think you eat enough food from each of the 3 different food groups? Why or why not?
2. When you eat food, do you think about the different food groups? Why or why not?
3. How do you understand a balanced diet? Give an example for a balanced diet?
4. What did you eat yesterday? Do you think you have a balanced diet? Why or why not?
5. From which food group does most of the food you eat come from? Why?
6. From which food group do you eat the least amount of food? Why?
7. Do you have friends that are very healthy and friends that are sick often? What are the differences in the eating habits of these friends?
8. What could you tell your family members and friends that would help their personal nutrition? Please give an example.
9. What are some ways that you can help keep yourself and young siblings from becoming malnourished?
10. What are some ways that you can monitor your own nutrition?
11. Have you ever seen a child with pale colored hair? What do you think was the cause of the discoloration? Why?
12. Did you previously know all of the diseases that could occur from malnutrition? Which ones? Where did you learn about them? With which diseases were you not familiar?
13. Have you ever seen anyone with the symptoms of any of the diseases? What did you think when you saw them? Why?
C. Linkage Questions
1. What do you think are the probable consequences of malnutrition for children? Tell the results of your thinking.
2. What are some ways that you can measure malnutrition in yourself and younger siblings?
3. How do you think, the relationship of physical growth and development and mental development for frail and malnourished children?