__ Are healthy foods more expensive? Use local grocery prices and/or restaurant prices to reference to. Please disregard organic foods/prices for this exercise.

__ Select 2 items in your pantry that have food labels. List the amount of calories and determine the percent calories from fat, carbohydrate, and protein for these 2 items. Make a general statement about what you learned about those foods.

t To compute for calories: Carbohydrate = 4 calories per gram; proteins = 4 calories per gram; fats = 9 calories per gram

__ The book references life longevity and relates it to healthy eating. I believe that quality of life is important as well, especially as you age. How can diet affect quality of life? Please share your cultural, ethnic and religiuos influences? How do you prepare your traditional dishes?

__ Evaluate your physical activity level. How much are you exercising on a regular basis? What is the recommended amount of exercise for you?