5. Use concrete language.

Imagine that you work for a middle school and want to help teens develop healthier habits.

How could you present these descriptions in more concrete terms? To what can each be compared? You might consider illustrating some of these with consumption over time (for example, a pack of cigarettes per day for a month or a year).

a. A pack of cigarettes can cost $14.50 in New York City.

b. A verage food orders at Chipotle have 1,070 calories and 2,400 milligrams of sodium.15

c. A 16-ounce bottle of soda can have 44 grams of sugar.

d. A ccording to the National Institutes of Health, “More than 190,000 people under age 21 visited an emergency room for alcohol-related injuries.”16