Question

which of the following strategies for enhancing the intake of healthy foods is appropriate for an adolescent? encouraging the adolescent to consume snack foods from the grains food group permitting the adolescent to skip breakfast to enhance appetite at later meals making healthful food choices more convenient and available for the adolescent allowing the adolescent complete autonomy in making food choices

Explanation:

• For the first option: Snack foods from the grains group may not all be healthy (e.g., refined grains snacks), so this is not an appropriate strategy.
• For the second option: Skipping breakfast is unhealthy and can lead to nutrient deficiencies and poor eating patterns later, so this is incorrect.
• For the third option: Making healthy foods convenient and available increases the likelihood of an adolescent choosing them, as adolescents often prefer easy - to - access options.
• For the fourth option: Complete autonomy in food choices for adolescents may lead to poor choices (e.g., choosing junk food) as they may not have full knowledge of nutrition, so this is not appropriate.

Answer:

C. Making healthful food choices more convenient and available for the adolescent