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Food Choices - Which One Would You Choose? $20

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Rachel Mary

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4-2016

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This health communication message was posted to Facebook with the following caption:

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, currently 34.9% of adults are obese and 17% of children are obese. Let's lower those rates! Choose the more nutritional foods at a great cost! ‪#‎hcm4910‬

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References: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015). Adult obesity facts. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). Childhood obesity facts. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html. Kuo, S. (2015). Your sugar! Yes, please! Won't you come and put it down on me. Retrieved from http://www.youngact.org.nz/your-sugar-yes-please-wont.../.

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Which would you choose?

For about $20, you could buy...

• 1 large Pepperoni Feast Pizza from Domino's ($15.99)
• 1 order breadsticks ($3.99)

Total: $19.98

OR

• 1.25 pounds sweet Italian sausage ($3.82)
• 1 pound of frozen tilapia fillets ($3.98)
• 1 pound 93% lean ground turkey ($1.98)
• 16-ounce jar of Smucker's natural peanut butter ($2.38)
• 1 box (40 bags) of green tea ($2.58)
• 1 pound bag of lentils (94 cents)
• 1 box of Kashi Heart to Heart crackers ($2.98)

Total: $18.66